How to remove space from print statement in Python?

Question

I'm printing a simple line program in Python. But when I add a period after a comma in the print statement, I keep seeing a space in between the end of the result and the period. How can I remove this space with a simple print statement?

Code:

print("The sum of 1-9 is",1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9,".")

Result:

The sum of 1-9 is 45 .

Desired result:

The sum of 1-9 is 45.

You might find [this](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5082452/string-formatting-vs-format-vs-f-string-literal) and [this](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#print) helpful. — medium-dimensional, Oct 03 '22 at 18:15

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 03 '22 at 18:16

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You should get accustomed to using python's f-strings. You could use an f-string to print this statement like this:

print(f"The sum of 1-9 is {1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9}.")

The f-string setup will just replace whatever is between the {} with the expression - in this case, it'll do the sum and result in a single number. You can also put in a variable name or any other expression.

answered Oct 03 '22 at 18:16

scotscotmcc

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Thank you! From now on, I'll start using f-strings from now on. They seem like a better option than simple print statements. – Archit Chawla Oct 03 '22 at 18:19
@ArchitChawla, you can use them any time you are working with formatting strings, not just when it comes to the final print. For example, you could have `my_string = f"1+2 is {1+2}"`, and this will create the new string called my_string which will have a value of "1+2 is 3". You can then later do `print(my_string)`, but you can also do any other string functions on it or whatever else your heart can imagine. – scotscotmcc Oct 03 '22 at 18:23

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 03 '22 at 18:18

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You could use string formatting:

print("The sum of 1-9 is %s." % str(1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9))

answered Oct 03 '22 at 18:18

Sören Rifé

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 03 '22 at 18:18

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Although I would advise to use an f-string, as said by the other answer, you can use the sep key-word argument to remove the spaces

print("The sum of 1-9 is ",1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9,".", sep="")

answered Oct 03 '22 at 18:18

Tom McLean

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 03 '22 at 18:18

The , between the print arguments adds a space.

You can use string concatenation to remove this additional space:

print("The sum of 1-9 is", str(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9) + ".")

Or better yet, try using f-strings:

print(f"The sum of 1-9 is {1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9}.")

How to remove space from print statement in Python?

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