Save your script and run that from a commandline or import it with your python shell. ['this is a string.', ' ', 'This is another string.'] You are seeing a side effect of the interactive shell. ['this is a string.', '\n', 'This is another string.','\n'] It would be hard to get to the next prompt after a print "dsfdfdssd", if the shell didn't add the \n to get it there. Also note most shells use repr or str behind the scenes for output to sys.stdout sys.stderr. >>> def g(): ... pass ... >>> g # notice it has been repr'd for you <function g at 0x0077AB88> >>> repr(g) '<function g at 0x0077AB88>' M.E.Farmer
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