[Python-Dev] Replacement for print in Python 3.0

[Fredrik Lundh]

Paul F. Dubois wrote:

> Remove the print statement....I laughed until my sides hurt. Hello? Try
> dating girls and talking to normal people, geek boys.
>
> We scientists still use these for debugging. We never 'move on' very far
> from the tutorial. The salient feature about print statements is that
> they live to be put in and commented out 10 minutes later, without some
> import being required or other enabling object being around.
>
> Easy things should be easy. Hard things should be possible. I don't
> believe the person who said the trailing comma case mixed up anybody,
> not for more than 10 seconds anyway.
>
> OK, now that I've offended everyone, I'll go back into retirement. But I
> *am* laughing at you.

Amen.

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