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Asked: 2026-05-27T18:47:52+00:00

According to the Python docs , ast.Print takes an optional, boolean nl argument. What

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According to the Python docs, ast.Print takes an optional, boolean nl argument. What is it for?

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    It marks the difference between print 'foo' and print 'foo',. The latter omits the trailing linebreak.

    In [1]: import ast

In [2]: ast.dump(ast.parse('print "hi"'))
Out[2]: "Module(body=[Print(dest=None, values=[Str(s='hi')], nl=True)])"

In [3]: ast.dump(ast.parse('print "hi",'))
Out[3]: "Module(body=[Print(dest=None, values=[Str(s='hi')], nl=False)])"
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