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Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:52:02 +1100
Subject: Re: Python console rejects an object reference, having made an object with that reference as its name in previous line
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On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 4:38 PM, Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thought I had indirectly, since I've been using this print technique for
> the last few days.  Good to know it works either way, though.  Guess the
> future import is only to make not having parens and error.

Yeah. I usually recommend using parens and a single native-string
argument, for maximum portability. That'll work even on pre-2.6 where
the future import isn't supported.

ChrisA