Why is this working? The print() function should only work with

>>56119204
lol.

print("text") is compatible with both 2 and 3.

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>>56119277

>>56119277
Is that simply because

("foo")

is the same as

"foo"

?

>>56119277
no it isn't nigger

I hate Python. It's so shitty and non-specific.

>>56119277
but it's not?

>>56119325
> Is that simply because

> ("foo")

> is the same as

> "foo"

> ?
No, print() is a function that is being fed "Foo" as input.

>>56119356
the print() function isn't a part of python 2, that was introduced in python 3...

>>56119337
>>56119355
It is you fucktards

$ python2
Python 2.7.12 (default, Aug  3 2016, 03:10:14) 
[GCC 5.4.0] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> print("faggot")
faggot
>>> 

>>56119434
This is the entire point of OP's thread, this shouldn't work. The print function was introduced in python 3.

>>56119475
They patched it so it works the same in both versions

Post on forums or a mailing list. See what kinds of responses you get

Can't you also return("help") even though it's a statement?

>>56119538
I don't buy it. I think my explanation is the most likely >>56119325

This is already covered on SO:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12162629/using-print-in-python2-x

>Therefore, to answer the question at hand, print is evaluated as a statement in python 2.x unless you

from __future__ import print_function

>(introduced in python 2.6)

>>56120004
It was also already explained in this thread, but good to link some independent confirmation

>>56119204
Ubuntu.