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Python

Posted by Bruce Röttgers
Bruce Röttgers
18,211 Points

What's the difference between using print(...) and print(..., end="yourtext")

Wouldn't it result in the same outcome:

print(str1,endstr)

and:

print(str1,end=endstr)

e.g. What is the purpose of the end argument?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,318 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,318 Points

The "print" function can take a number of arguments, and by default will print them with a space between each. But "end" is a special argument that indicates what to do after printing the other arguments. By default the end is a new line.

So for these examples:

str1 = "fizz"
endstr = "buzz"
print(str1,endstr)      # fizz buzz
print(str1,end=endstr)  # fizzbuzz (and no newline)

For more details, see the documentation page on "print".

Bruce Röttgers
Bruce Röttgers
18,211 Points

Thanks!