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What's the difference with Python statements ending with ; and those does not?

MezzanineLearner
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There is really no difference. Python ends a line of code at the end of the logical line, or when it encounters ;

The only advantage to using ; is that you can stack multiple logical lines into one physical line. For example (in python3):

import sys

for i in range(10):
    print(i, end=' '); sys.stdout.flush()

That said, this is terrible coding style, so don't ever do it

inspectorG4dget
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Semicolons serve the same purpose as the newline character. It is really just bad style to use a semicolon, often from people coming from languages where lines require it.

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