print_statement

Have you switched to Python 3, only to be repeatedly told this? ::

SyntaxError: Missing parentheses in call to 'print'

Finally your troubles are over! Reclaim your lost productivity and countless extra keystrokes by installing the print statement into your Python 3 interpreter today!

Usage

Install the module on your machine::

$ pip install print_statement

Install print_statement into your interpreter::

>>> import print_statement
>>> print_statement.install()

Import the print statement and enjoy pure efficiency::

>>> from __past__ import print_statement
>>> print 'Hello, world!'

Because you'll never have a reason to not use this, you can have print_statement automatically install itself every time the interpreter starts (interactively or otherwise)::

$ python -m print_statement install

In the extremely unlikely event that you later want to remove print_statement from your machine, remember to undo this first::

$ python -m print_statement uninstall
$ pip uninstall print_statement

Features

Need to render text to the screen? ::

print 'Who has time for parentheses?'

How about printing to a file? You don't need keyword arguments taking up valuable bytes! ::

print >>file, 'And of course you want to use this cool chevron!'

Need to suppress that trailing newline? With a single comma, you can save a massive eight characters! ::

print 'feel', 'that', 'efficiency',

FAQ

Q: Will this work in scripts?

A: Not right now, but it will work for imported modules, as long as print_statement.install() is called first. You can do this automatically with python -m print_statement install.

Q: Is this a hack?

A: Absolutely.

Q: Can I use this in production?

A: Please don't. (2to3 -f print <module or package> will convert your scripts for use by the unenlightened.)