>>> # formatted printing
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>>> # you can use \t \n to make a table
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>>> print 'one\ttwo\nthree\tfour'
one two
three	four
>>> x = 54.3333333333
>>> i = 4
>>> st = "hello there bear"
>>> print "i=",i,"and x=",x,"and st=",st
i= 4 and x= 54.3333333333 and st= hello there bear
>>> #print string with placeholders % (variables to fill them in)
... 
>>> # %s for strings
... 
>>> # %d for ints
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>>> # %f for floats
... 
>>> print "i=%d and x=%f and st=%s" % (i,x,st)
i=4 and x=54.333333 and st=hello there bear
>>> print "i=%d and x=%.2f and st=%s" % (i,x,st)
i=4 and x=54.33 and st=hello there bear
>>> print "i=%d and x=%.3f and st=%s" % (i,x,st)
i=4 and x=54.333 and st=hello there bear