[Python-Dev] extended print statement, uPre-PEP
Paul Prescod
paul@prescod.net
Sat, 22 Jul 2000 11:29:48 -0500
Gordon McMillan wrote:
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> The answer to that is contained in the answer to "Why did
> Guido make print a keyword?".
I would guess that he invented print before sys.stdout. :)
The main reason I use print (for debugging) is because
a) it doesn't require me to coerce variables to strings explicitly.
That's why I want autocoercion everywhere.
b) it doesn't require me to import sys. That's an argument for making
stdout (or sys!) a builtin
c) it just seems less technical for newbies than the unpronouncable
string of consonants "std".
Overall, I think the language would be better off if print were gone.
There are more generalized ways to do what it does.
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