Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder2.enfer-du-nord.net!tudelft.nl!txtfeed1.tudelft.nl!multikabel.net!newsfeed20.multikabel.net!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.008 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject: ?': 0.05; "subject:' ": 0.07; 'subject:Python': 0.07; 'python': 0.11; 'print': 0.15; '10:45': 0.16; 'executed': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'subject:between': 0.16; 'mon,': 0.18; 'string': 0.18; 'received:209.85.210.174': 0.20; 'received:mail- iy0-f174.google.com': 0.20; 'wrote:': 0.21; 'produces': 0.22; 'statement': 0.22; 'string,': 0.22; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.22; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.27; 'pm,': 0.28; 'converts': 0.29; 'received:209.85': 0.32; 'received:209.85.210': 0.32; 'received:google.com': 0.32; 'received:209': 0.35; 'two': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'followed': 0.35; 'but': 0.36; 'to:addr:python- list': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.40; 'mar': 0.61; 'between': 0.64; '26,': 0.66; '2012': 0.69; "'3'": 0.84; 'subject:there': 0.84 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=43DTj8H6UzcmACUcPVDKDfy83LIbOoPUg/bv4vmvGMY=; b=J1FEF07KKp2+NCzFiDfn5dXa6UaISebYL/jFRtEL5wvaO3881rWesQEJvGTnWk9K2d m/ABkn5eObF6Jnx7Tlf9wc4IjXzIXPvo6QbKuYDqfGD+++xfGOOm6gYz3wAV1yzm8g1R YRUz4o2F3W/Ecem+ISuk8dh011I0BkXA+/5WFsAEc0I+m3l/PSAwTxjLWLYLWtdm3cSC Kb+xTHrxz/AsolFlw93zWxSb0zjBGzH5gMLTkvwnycqWoR28UGalo6bPJB1fi3vJBcAI BjoBe4LUa7Vix4OdmFH3zsN0/6oMLUMcAds/3FqasdkhHzQ26j+lN/v80vqsK4/l+Wj0 G+3w== MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <5128580.32.1332762326119.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@pbom7> References: <5128580.32.1332762326119.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@pbom7> Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:01:40 +1100 Subject: Re: Is there any difference between print 3 and print '3' in Python ? From: Chris Angelico To: python-list@python.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 9 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1332763303 news.xs4all.nl 6861 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:34978 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:22177 On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 10:45 PM, wrote: > I know the print statement produces the same result when both of these two instructions are executed ,I just want to know Is there any difference between print 3 and print '3' in Python ? One of them takes the integer 3, converts it into a string, and prints it. The other takes the string '3' and prints it. There's a lot of difference under the covers, but both will print a 3, followed by a newline. ChrisA