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that's fixed in python 3 [edit: sorry, yes, i agree the general problem remains.]

• bajsejohannes 16y ago
  For the specific example of print, then yes. But in general it is not. Another example is if-statements in python: >>> x=if True: File "<stdin>", line 1 x=if True: ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax whereas in Ruby: >> x=if true: ?> 5 >> end => 5 Other Python statements from the top of my head: for, while, def, import. My point is that there absolutely are statements that are not expressions in Python. (You can easily tell by trying to assign the return value: x=<statement>).
  • kbd 16y ago
    Heck, assignment itself is a statement. That's why you can't say while x=y: ... (and you'll notice the REPL gives no return value for an assignment). This "Python has no statements" error was one of my biggest annoyances with this article, as Python has a very strong statement vs expression dichotomy.
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