2.7.6 python version needs parenthesis to print?

Question

Is it normal for me to use parenthesis when making a call to print in Python 2.7? I thought only 3 onwards needs to do this?

without the parenthesis I get a syntax error.

SyntaxError: invalid syntax

but with parenthesis, it works.

I was under the assumption that 2.7 doesn't need parenthesis to print?

I am using from __future__ import print_function, would that be it? — Boosted_d16, Jun 10 '14 at 15:41
So *why* are you using `from __future__ import print_function`? — juanchopanza, Jun 10 '14 at 15:43
Duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/q/6182964/145400, right? — Dr. Jan-Philip Gehrcke, Jun 10 '14 at 15:44
And see https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#print — Dr. Jan-Philip Gehrcke, Jun 10 '14 at 15:45
Very related: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4560804/why-do-we-invoke-print-after-importing-print-function-in-python-2-6 — Christian Tapia, Jun 10 '14 at 15:47

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 10 '14 at 15:42

Your impression is correct, it's not needed (unless of course you import print_function von __future__!). However, it's not prohibited either. print is followed by an expression, and (sys.version) is a valid expression as much as sys.version is. Note that (x) does not create a tuple containing x (that would be (x,)).

2.7.6 python version needs parenthesis to print?

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