On Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:44:22 -0400, Mel wrote: > The downside to a print() function is that assigning to `print` can mask > the function, and leave a neophyte without any way to get output out of > the program.
On the other hand, the upside to a print() function is that assigning to `print` can monkey-patch the function, allowing the advanced user to modify it's functionality at runtime. Whether that's a feature or a shooting offence is a matter of opinion. (I think it's a feature, albeit one which is easy to misuse.) -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
