newbie ``print`` question

[Joel Goldstick]

On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 1:23 PM, gwhite <gwhite at ti.com> wrote:
> I can't figure out how to stop the "add a space at the beginning"
> behavior of the print function.
>
>>>> print 1,;print 2,
> 1 2
>
> See the space in between the 1 and the 2 at the output print to the
> command console?
>
> The help for print is:
>
> "A space is written before each object is (converted and) written,
> unless the output system believes it is positioned at the beginning of
> a line."
>
> So it is apparently doing what it is supposed to do.
>
> Is there a way to stop this?  Or is there a different function that
> will only print what you have in the formatted string?

You can do it with string formatting.  My example shows 'old style'
string formatting syntax.  There is a newer style.  You can learn
about both from the online python docs.

>>> print "%d%d" % (1,2)
12
>>>

-- 
Joel Goldstick