How to Print a List Without Newline in Python?

Best Solution to Print List Without Newline

To print all values of a Python list without the trailing newline character or line break, pass the end='' argument in your print() function call. Python will then avoid adding a newline character after the printed output. For example, the expression print(*[1, 2, 3], end='') will print without newline.

lst = [1, 2, 3]
print(*lst, end='')
# 1 2 3

If you print anything afterward, it’ll be added right to the list.

lst = [1, 2, 3]
print(*lst, end='')
print('hi')
# 1 2 3hi

This code snippet, short as it is, uses a couple of important Python features. Check out the following articles to learn more about them:

• The Asterisk Operator in Python (*)
• Python print() built-in function
• Print Without Newline

Print List Without Newline and With Separators

To print all values of a Python list without newline character pass the end='' argument in your print() function call. To overwrite the default empty space as a separator string, pass the sep=’…’ argument with your separator. For example, the expression print(*[1, 2, 3], sep='|', end='') will print without newline.

lst = [1, 2, 3]
print(*[1, 2, 3], sep='|', end='')
print('hi')
# 1|2|3hi

Also, check out the following video tutorial on printing something and using a separator and end argument:

Python Print Raw List Without Newline

If you don’t want to print the individual elements of the list but the overall list with square brackets and comma-separated, but you don’t want to print the newline character afterwards, the best way is to pass the list into the print() function along with the end='' argument such as in print([1, 2, 3], end='').

lst = [1, 2, 3]
print([1, 2, 3], end='')
print('hi')
# [1, 2, 3]hi

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