print in python without using 'print' command

Question

I created a simple python script which has the following two lines:

a =2
a

When I run this script in Ubuntu terminal (by typing "python3.4 script.py"), nothing is displayed. But when I type the above two commands (or lines) in a python interpreter, the second command ('a') displays the value of the variable 'a', i.e. 2.

My question: Why does the second command ('a') behave differently when run as a part of a script as compared to when run as an individual command in the python interpreter?

@Bingo No. REPL - [Read-Eval-Print Loop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read%E2%80%93eval%E2%80%93print_loop) — idjaw, Sep 03 '16 at 01:59

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 03 '16 at 01:53

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You are giving a value of 2 to the variable a.

When you type a in the Python interpreter it will output the representation of your input as repr() would.

That's why entering a returns 2.

answered Sep 03 '16 at 01:53

Harrison

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Even without the variable, entering `2` into the interactive interpreter will `repr` it and spit out `2`. The question was why running the script doesn't have output – OneCricketeer Sep 03 '16 at 01:58

print in python without using 'print' command

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