On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:52:06 +1000, Lie Ryan wrote: > On 06/27/10 11:24, Steven D'Aprano wrote: >>> > Producing print function takes a little bit more effort than >>> > producing a print statement. >> >> (1) The main use-cases for print are quick (and usually dirty) scripts, >> interactive use, and as a debugging aid. > > That is precisely how the quick-and-dirty syntax of print statement can > be justified. While debugging, you'll need to be able to quickly add and > delete prints here and there, and the extra parens can quickly become > irritating.
*rolls eyes* Not as irritating as people who complain about having to type parentheses. -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list