On Sep 2, 10:45 am, Joel Goldstick <joel.goldst...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 1:23 PM, gwhite <gwh...@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
For "real" stuff, I've been trying to use that. I saw it in Beazley's latest Essential text. You're right, I can construct a single string and then write it. In fact, it looks like it is a must unless using the 3.2/3.3 version of `print`. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
