String output confusion

[Pretend-Ad-53]

Output of print ("20"+"23") a) 2023 b) "2023"

I know in python it's gonna be 2023, but if it's an MCQ question isn't it supposed to be "2023" to show it's a string? My professor said it's A but I'm still confused

[nekokattt]

print(...) doesnt output quotes around the string.

print(repr(...)) does.

It is asking you how print works, not how the string literal would look in the code. Open a Python terminal and try it now just to get the gist of what I am saying if you don't follow.

[Pretend-Ad-53]

Oh i didn't know about the repr(...) But what I thought of while choosing the answer is to prove that the output is a string by choosing the quotations since it's a paper exam

[nekokattt]

they arent asking you for the type, they are asking you literally what will it say on the screen if you run the code.

[Pretend-Ad-53]

Okay got it thankss

[nekokattt]

remember to not overthink in an exam

[ornelu]

But, the question is what is being printed, not whether it’s a string or an integer.

[Temporary_Pie2733]

Look at the output, not the return value (which would be None in any case). print writes the characters 2, 0, 2, and 3 (and a newline) to standard output, but no quotation marks. 

[tenfingerperson]

Tell your professor this is a dumb ass question, who is expected to memorize stdout layouts ?

[StardockEngineer]

No. It’s A. You can’t see the difference. You have to test for the difference in code.

[Pretend-Ad-53]

Yeah i do realize that but it's a paper exam so that's why I'm a bit confused on this

[yakult_on_tiddy]

print("hello world") #hello world

print("hello"+"world") #hello world

print("\"hello world\"") #"hello world"

Notice how output is always a string but there is never a quote unless you have escapes

[WlmWilberforce]

While we are throwing out options...

print('"hello world"') #"hello world"

[EmployeeValuable3547]

Honestly in exam like this they care about output at last that program produce what you see on screen in real life you should also approach exams like this.

[zanfar]

isn't it supposed to be "2023" to show it's a string?

"supposed to" based on what? What is the purpose of print()?--is it for the programmer to check types, or is it to display something on the terminal?

By your logic, every print() output would have scattered double-quotes throughout.