print(): Print Objects To File Function

print
Language	Python
Category	Function
Part Of	Built In Functions
Named Arguments Count	4
Unnamed Arguments Count	1/multiple
Official Documentation	Print Function

1 Description

The Python print function is used to output data to a file. If no file is specified then the data will be ouput to the standard output. The print function accepts a variable number of strings, to print more than one string simply pass the strings to the print function in a comma separated fashion, see example 2.

2 Prototype

Below is the function prototype for the print function.

print(objects, sep=' ', end='\n', file=None, flush=False)

3 Arguments

Print Function Arguments
Name	Type	Default Value	Category	Description
`objects`	`any`		Unnamed argument(s)	The object(s) you would like printed.
`sep` (Separator)	`str`	`' '`	Keyword argument	The string that is printed between each object that is printed.
`end`	`str`	`'\n'`	Keyword argument	The string which is printed after all objects have been printed.
`file`	`File`	`None`	Keyword argument	The File where the output will be written to. If this argument is NOT provided then data is written to STDOUT.
`flush`	`Boolean`	`False`	Keyword argument	When flush is `True` data will be forcibly written to File before the `print` function returns. When flush is `False` data will be written to File eventually but not necessarily prior to the return of the `print` function.

4 Returns

Print Function Returns
Return Type	Explanation
`None`	The `print` function will always return None.

5 Examples

5.1 Basic Print Example

In the python file below we make a single call to the print function to output the string Hellow World!.

#!/usr/bin/python3

def main():
    print("Hello World!")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Now we can run the python file and observe the string Hello World! being printed to STDOUT.

user-1@vm:~/Documents$ ./print_example_1.py
Hello World!
user-1@vm:~/Documents$

5.2 Printing Multiple Strings Example

In the python file below we are making a single call to the print function, however this time we are passing multiple comma separated strings to the print function.

#!/usr/bin/python3

def main():
    student_1 = "John"
    student_2 = "Alex"
    student_3 = "Anthony"

    print(student_1, student_2, student_3)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Now we can run the python file on the command line and observe how the three names are printed to STDOUT.

user-1@vm:~/Documents$ ./print_example_2.py
John Alex Anthony
user-1@vm:~/Documents$

This document was last updated: 2025-June-16 23:43:42 UTC