[Python-Dev] Replacement for print in Python 3.0

Nick Coghlan ncoghlan at gmail.com
Sat Sep 3 06:45:51 CEST 2005


Terry Reedy wrote:
> "Guido van Rossum" <guido at python.org> wrote in message 
>>- Going from statement to function?
> 
> 
> Minor.  For quickly adding debug prints, two extra ()s are a small burden, 
> but if the function were called 'out', then there would still be just five 
> keystrokes.  Nick's output() convinced me that there are compensations to 
> the function form.  Besides, having used the argument of aesthetic 
> consistency elsewhere, I can hardly deny it to you ;-).

I've added a bit to the wiki to look at different names that have been suggested.

Cheers,
Nick.

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