Error while using """

Question

I made a function where it prints words slowly. Its very nice, but I like to mess around with it every now and then but now I am trying to use """ with it but it will not work. I used it a while back and it worked fine but I can't seem to make it work without getting a syntax error.

here is my code.

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import time
import sys

def delay_print(s):
    for c in s:
        sys.stdout.write( '%s' % c )
        sys.stdout.flush()
        time.sleep(0.01)

delay_print """

Test

"""

Well, you should indicate what the syntax error is if you're expecting anyone to help you with it!!! — barak manos, Aug 06 '14 at 05:44
It seems like nobody here knows [what `"""` means in Python](http://stackoverflow.com/a/10660443/501250). — cdhowie, Aug 06 '14 at 05:53
@cdhowie original post has been edited since posted. It seemed as if OP wanted delayed_print('"') because we couldn't see the rest: Test""" — tsaulic, Aug 06 '14 at 05:57

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 06 '14 at 05:48

3

You need parentheses around the function's argument(s).

delay_print("""
Test
""")

answered Aug 06 '14 at 05:48

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