Kent, > Except they are not equivalent when you want to print more than one thing. > ... > Python 2.6: > In [1]: print(3, 4) > (3, 4) I'm running Python 2.6.1 (32-bit) on Windows XP. I don't get the tuple-like output that you get. Here's what I get: >>> print( 3, 4 ) 3 4 Malcolm