What happens here...??

Question

I came accross this nd it looks strange..

while....

print("\nspam" * 3)or
print("spam\n" * 3)

prints the desired output as...

spam
spam
spam

(with the newlines in the respective places for both i.e. \n bfre and after the text)

But...

print("\tspam" * 3) or
print("spam\t" * 3)

doesn't give the desired output.. it prints..

spamspamspam
and
spamspamspam

it at least prints the tab space once for the former one but nothing for the later..

I expected
spam spam spam

spam spam spam

Answer 1

It does give you the desired outputs. What are you talking about?

Here’s a copy paste of the code: http://www.sololearn.com/app/JUMP_LINK__&&__python__&&__JUMP_LINK/playground/c0EaKE3akpAF/

Answer 2

It prints spam as a tab indent or as new line.

Answer 3

It does work

Answer 4

yeah it works but the INDENTATION on the output that has to be printed coz of \the (tab space).. tats wat am talking about. I explained in the last part of my question..

by the way.. are u using a PC or a Mobile? ? it shows this way on my phone..

Answer 5

I’m on a iPad

Answer 6

okay maybe the interpreter on the phone is faulty.. I suppose this will work fine on a PC..

this works fine with

print("\tspam\t"*3)

but not wat I mentioned in the question.. it's about the interpreter..

Answer 7

Janet Jane yeah it is supposed to print it with newlines or tab spaces for \n and \t respectively. .

but the interpreter for the android phones provided by sololearn is kinda faulty.. maybe..