print syntax in v2.7 not compatible in v3.4?

Question

Is the print syntax in v2.7 not compatible in v3.4?

i remember being told not that

print 0.3

won't work.

And i learned

print '%f' % 1/3

Now in v3.4 here's what happened:

print(1/3)

output: 0.3333333333333333

print `'%f' % 1/3`

output: SyntaxError: invalid syntax

print('%3.3f" % 1/3)

output: SyntaxError: EOL while scanning string literal

print('%(number)3.3f' % {'number':1/3})

output: 0.333

Let me know. Thanks

This is Python, right? I tagged the question accordingly, so it can be found more easily. — legoscia, Jul 21 '14 at 16:24
Come on, it's been *five years*. See also: https://docs.python.org/3.0/whatsnew/3.0.html#print-is-a-function — jonrsharpe, Jul 21 '14 at 16:25

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 21 '14 at 16:26

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print('%3.3f" % 1/3)

You start with a single quote and finish with a double quote

print('%3.3f' % 1/3) or print("%3.3f" % 1/3) will work just fine

answered Jul 21 '14 at 16:26

Paul H

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 21 '14 at 16:27

Yes the syntax changed. Look at https://docs.python.org/3.0/whatsnew/3.0.html for closer information. Although the formatted print statements still work. You just have a typo there. (biggest difference are the parentheses, 3.x requires them 2.7 does not)

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