After Python 3.0 onward, print is no longer just a statement, its a function instead. and is included in PEP 3105.
Also I think the Python 3.0 package has still these special functionality. Lets see its usability through a traditional "Pyramid program" in Python:
from __future__ import print_function
class Star(object):
def __init__(self,count):
self.count = count
def start(self):
for i in range(1,self.count):
for j in range (i):
print('*', end='') # PEP 3105: print As a Function
print()
a = Star(5)
a.start()
Output:
*
**
***
****
If we use normal print function, we won't be able to achieve the same output, since print() comes with a extra newline. So every time the inner for loop execute, it will print * onto the next line.