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>", lin

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>).