Print String multiple times on the same line

Question

I am trying to print a string, multiple times together on the same line.

For example: User input = 123 and I need to print it 3 times: 123123123

This is my code that i have tried:

userString = []

    if val > 0:
    for i in range(val):
        print(userString * val, end = " ")

it's giving me a syntax error by the end=""

How can I fix this?

possible duplicate of [Syntax error on print with Python 3](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/826948/syntax-error-on-print-with-python-3) — vaultah, Nov 09 '14 at 18:47

Adem Öztaş · Answer 1 · 2014-11-09T19:55:35.293

2

if val > 0:
   print('%s ' % userString * val)

edited Nov 09 '14 at 19:55

answered Nov 09 '14 at 18:58

Adem Öztaş

Padraic Cunningham · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-09T20:05:31.623

0

You are using python 2 not python 3 , you can either use:

from __future__ import print_function # import the print function

Or use:

print(userString * val), # <- trailing comma

You could also use join and a list comprehension to match the output of your python 3 print code:

val = 5
print(" ".join(["*" * val for _ in range(val)])) if val else ""
***** ***** ***** ***** *****

edited Nov 09 '14 at 20:05

answered Nov 09 '14 at 18:52

print(userString * val), this prints 123 X times on the same line and X new lines – user2955610 Nov 09 '14 at 18:57
@user2955610, yes either will work but if using the import it must be the very first line in your file – Padraic Cunningham Nov 09 '14 at 19:00
@PadraicCunningham i have a question, i use mostly python 2x, i know in future 2x will be deprecated, you have any advice for me??. as python 3x is future – Hackaholic Nov 09 '14 at 19:47

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