How do I remove spaces in between my output?

Question

This is my code:

cost = input("Enter the expenses: ")
cost = cost.split()
total = sum([int(i) for i in cost])
print("Total: $",total)

This is the output:

Enter the expenses: 5 6 89 5
Total: $ 105

I just need help to remove the space after the $ sign.

Answer 1

If you want to do it from print() , you can use sep argument. Example -

print("Total: $",total,sep='')

By default (if no sep parameter is specified) Python uses ' ' (space) as sep, to separate each different argument to print() function , and that is why you get a space inbetween your $ and total . Using above method we change that to an empty strig.

Demo -

>>> total = 123
>>> print("Total: $",total,sep='')
Total: $123

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Or you can use str.format that would give you more control on formatting your output. Example -

print("Total: ${}".format(total))

Answer 2

print("Total: $" + str(total))