[Tutor] Actual code that illustrates problem

[Kent Johnson]

Alan Gauld wrote:
>>>> #                print " "
>>>> #                print " In strongfac "
>>>> #                print " Found1: x = ",x
>>>>         
>>> You could do all of this with a single print:
>>>
>>> print "\n In strongfac \nFound1: x = ", x
>>>
>>>       
>> uuuuuuuuuh..     Too compact for me.
>> I need to see the logic more spread out.
>>     
>
> \n is the newline character.
> An alternative is to use triple quotes:
>
> print '''
> In strongfac
> Found1: x = ''',x
>
> But that still clutters up the code listing with extra lines that 
> have nothing to do with the algorithm - the main advantage in  
> reducing to one print statement..

This is obviously a matter of personal preference. I prefer the longer 
form as well - I usually use a separate print statement for each line of 
output. I would say it has everything to do with the function, if not 
the algorithm - it clearly represents the form the output will take.

Kent