Paul Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is clear that just using 'print' with variable names is relatively > uncontrollable. However, I thought that using a format string would > reign the problem in and give the desired output. > > Must I resort to sys.stdout.write() to control output?
In general, yes, because print tries hard to separate with spaces the things it is separately printing. You can fight that by resetting sys.stdout.softspace after each and every print, but that's harder than just using sys.stdout.write. So, you should use the right tool for the job: print for simple output, often diagnostic in nature, where you don't mind the spaces and/or newlines that implies; sys.stdout.write when you do want to really control every aspect of the output. Alex -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
