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Python Python Basics (Retired) Shopping List Shopping List Project

Naivedya Bansal
Naivedya Bansal
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Posted by Naivedya Bansal
Naivedya Bansal
5,483 Points

does the print function by default prints every new string on a newline?

In other programming languages that i have worked with, we specify when the cursor should move to a newline by a \n character. What's the python equivalent to that? In the video it is printing every list item automatically on a new line. That is a bit confusing .

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Matthew Carr
Matthew Carr
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Matthew Carr
Matthew Carr
11,220 Points

By default print appends a '\n' to the end of every line. You can change this by using the end= option. Here is the python documentation for more details