Python Print Parameters

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Index

1. Introduction
2. End Parameters
3. Sep Parameters

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Introduction

The print function has some parameters that let you interact with the output of the function

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End Parameters

The end parameter decide witch character goes at the end of the print

By default Python‘s print() function ends with a newline

print("Welcome to")
print("Europe")
 
# Output: Welcome to
#         Europe

But it can be changed with every string or Python Escaping Sequences

print("Welcome to", end=' ')
print("Europe")
 
# Output: Welcome to Europe
 

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Sep Parameters

The step parameter decide witch character separates 2 o more objects, by default its a space symbol (” ”)

a = 5
b = 5
 
print(a, b) #Output: 5 5

but it can be change with every string or Python Escaping Sequences

 
a = 5
b = 5
 
print(a, b, sep = "=") #Output: 5=5

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File parameter

In Python, you can print objects to the file by specifying the file parameter.

By default is set as sys.stdout which prints objects on the screen

But it can be change with every file thats open in writing mode

sourceFile = open('python.txt', 'w')
print('1', file = sourceFile)
print('2', file = sourceFile)
print('3', file = sourceFile)
sourceFile.close()
 

file content:
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1
2
3
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This program in particular tries to open python.txt, but if it doesn’t exist in the directory that you are working in it will be created

oss: every time you open the file in this way all the text inside the file will be cleared

Read Python Files to learn more

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