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allenhwkim
allenhwkim

Reputation: 27748

What's ending comma in print function for?

This code is from http://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/errors.html#predefined-clean-up-actions

with open("myfile.txt") as f:
    for line in f:
        print line,

What I don't understand is what's that , for at the end of print command.

I also checked doc, http://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#print.

Not understanding enough, is it a mistake?(it seems not. it's from the official tutorial).

I am from ruby/javascript and it's unusual for me.

Upvotes: 45

Views: 46396

Answers (4)

user10480262
user10480262

Reputation: 11

in python 2.7:

print line,

in python 3.x: 

print(line, end = ' ')

Upvotes: 0

Serial
Serial

Reputation: 8043

In python 2.7, the comma is to show that the string will be printed on the same line

For example:

for i in xrange(10):
     print i,

This will print

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

To do this in python 3 you would do this:

 for i in xrange(10):
      print(i,end=" ")

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---- Edit ---

The documentation, http://docs.python.org/2/reference/simple_stmts.html#the-print-statement, says

A '\n' character is written at the end, unless the print statement ends with a comma.

Upvotes: 60

Mark Ransom
Mark Ransom

Reputation: 308530

It prevents the print from ending with a newline, allowing you to append a new print to the end of the line.

Python 3 changes this completely and the trailing comma is no longer accepted. You use the end parameter to change the line ending, setting it to a blank string to get the same effect.

Upvotes: 15

shanet
shanet

Reputation: 7334

From Python trailing comma after print executes next instruction:

  1. In Python 2.x, a trailing , in a print statement prevents a new line to be emitted.
  2. The standard output is line-buffered. So the "Hi" won't be printed before a new line is emitted.

Upvotes: 5

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