It's my first time on stack so if you notice that i'm not following a certain etiquette please point it out. I do not get upset, do not worry about my feelings. Not new to I.T. or programming but python was a long time ago for me and i'm getting back into it.
Obligatory intro's aside
PROBLEM : I understand how the print() function works, (at least i think i do).
I'm trying (as an exercise in learning) to print a value that repeats on the same line, but it's just not working.
TROUBLESHOOTING : The following i understand...
print("HELLO") this is text string that results in
HELLO
Next... I understand that i can implement math functions
print(5x4) this is a variable that results in
20
Now back to the text string, I understand i can repeat the text string as follows
print("HELLO"*5) and this will result in
HELLOHELLOHELLOHELLOHELLO
and if i wish to put them individually 1 line per hello i can use
print("HELLO"*5\n)
HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO
THIS HOWEVER DOESN'T NOT WORK
print(5x4 * 5) this results in
100
Because 5x4x5 =100 obviously
I would like it to output as follows
20 20 20 20 20
so print(calulation then duplicate that answer by the amount of times i specify)
and i do realize i can do this
for i in range(5):
print(20)
But i'm specifically looking to use the *5 instruction.
THE QUESTION :
Is it possible to use the format
print(5x4)
with the *5 (Multiplier)
in a one line statement to produce my desired outcome
I have tried
print(5x4*5)
print(5x4)*5
print[(5x4)*5]
and none of these seem to work, I've been racking my brain with this for approx 2 hours now.
I Understand that "print()" is used to print a TEXT STRING, but then.. it isn't always because print(5x4) is not a text string but an int, so i assumed it would be possible to just pop on *5 at the end and it should work.
Any ideas ?
I realize this is basics, i have searched the forum for the answer already, everything relates to either basic print("") Text strings or for loops (which i already understand), but i cannot find an answer to this specific issue (i'm suspecting it may not be able to be done, but if so, i don't understand why ) Thanks ahead of time
Is that what you want?
print(str(5*4) * 5)