[Python-Dev] Replacement for print in Python 3.0

[Terry Reedy]

"Gustavo J. A. M. Carneiro" <gjc at inescporto.pt> wrote in message 
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>  I take this chance to state my humble opinion.  Please keep the print
> function print(), not writeln()!  "printing stuff" is everyone's
> favorite anachronistic expression, even though the output doesn't go to
> a printer anymore.  We all love it!  I know Guido wanted a different
> name so that print() could be introduced in python 2 to allow a smooth
> transition to python 3, but the disadvantages in lost readability and
> familiarity by far outweigh the transition concerns imho.

'prnt(' (or any other temp name) could easily be searched/replaced by 
'print(' when the time comes.

Terry J. Reedy