Saturday, September 01, 2007

python 3000 breaks hello world

python 3000 breaks hello world:

" ./python
Python 3.0a1 (py3k, Sep 1 2007, 14:48:21)
[GCC 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21)] on linux2
Type 'help', 'copyright', 'credits' or 'license' for more information.
>>> print 'hello world'
File '', line 1
print 'hello world'
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
Weird. I've been trying to learn this python programming language, but the first command in my lecture notes, the three textbooks I have, and all the online tutorials seem to be wrong.

Anyone know how to get hello world working?
Update: oh it seems that print is a function. ---> ;)
Maybe it should show this in the shell, kind of like what typing help does:

>>> help
Type help() for interactive help, or help(object) for help about object.

>>>print 'hello world'
Type print('hello world') to print a string, or print(object) to print an object."

(Via unofficial planet python.)


hahaha... Now I thought that was funny! :)
Even hello world is different in Python 3000!

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