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print function is so superior than print statement. I use to (long ago like v1.5 or 2.0) create stupid little functions that put print into a function (also rai

print function is so superior than print statement. I use to (long ago like v1.5 or 2.0) create stupid little functions that put print into a function (also raise and some other statements cause it's super fucking annoying that some language elements can't be used in expression context) or use sys.stdout.write() and get pissed off cause that doesn't auto append newline. print (and I'd argue raise) aren't special enough to be statements, to have special syntactical rules, to be so special cause that works different.

Groxx 10y ago
Raise I might argue in favor of (though I find it annoying too) solely because it's a language feature to change where you return to. It's not a thing you can express via other code. (though a callback-only language sounds kinda interesting / terrifying) Print statements are horrific though, totally agreed. It's just normal IO with a common default, but making it as a statement causes problems, e.g. `lambda: print 'yay'` isn't allowed.