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Python Python Collections (Retired) Dungeon Game Building the Game: Part 2

igsm '
igsm '
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Posted by igsm '
igsm '
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Dungeon PART 2. What does end = '' mean?

Hey! Please can someone explain once again what does end ='' mean and how can I write this print statement (print tile.format('X'), end='') in Python 2, as I do not use parentheses in print statements in Python 2 and if I do, it give out Syntax Error... Thanks

3 Answers

Kenneth Love
STAFF
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

In Python 2, you'd do it like:

print "something",

And it would continue to print on the same line because of that comma.

ericb2
ericb2
11,429 Points

In the context of the drawing the game map, the two aren't quite the same. ending python2's print with comma adds a space

Examples:

#python3
for row in range(3):
    for col in range(3):
        print('.', end='')
    print() #end line
#output:
...
...
...

#python2 (from script, not interactive)
for row in range(3):
    for col in range(3):
        print '.',
    print #end line
#output:
. . .
. . .
. . .

#python2 alternative to mimic python3 print(end='')
myString = ''
for row in range(3):
    for col in range(3):
        myString = myString + '.'   
    myString = myString + '\n' #newline char
print myString
#(this works when in a script, 
# but not interactively for me)
#output:
...
...
...

#variation: replace myString with a list.
#Call .append('.') each cycle,
#then afterwards print ''.join(listName)
shezazr
shezazr
8,275 Points
shezazr
shezazr
8,275 Points

he did explain it. if you dont say end="" then print statement by default adds a new line character to the end. but here you dont wnat that so you are telling python to not do that

Erion Vlada
Erion Vlada
13,496 Points
Erion Vlada
Erion Vlada
13,496 Points

Do it how it is done in the video. Just import this (from __future__ import print_function) at the top of your file. This will treat your prints as a python 3.x print.