Jared Nielsen <nielsen.ja...@gmail.com> Wrote in message:
> Hi Pythons,
> Could someone explain the difference between expressions and statements?
> I know that expressions are statements that produce a value.
> I'm unclear on functions and especially strings.
> Are any of the following expressions?
>
> print(42)
> print("spam")
> spam = 42
> print(spam)
>
> Is the first example producing a value or simply displaying an integer?
> Does a string count as a value?
> Is a variable assignment considered a value?
> If I print a variable is that considered production of a value?
>
Can't answer till you specify Python version. The other answers
all seem to assume version 3.x. In version 2, these are all
statements, none are expressions.
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DaveA
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