Why does the python 2 code throw error on assigning print to foo whereas python 3 doesn't?
Python 2
>>> foo = print
File "<stdin>", line 1
foo = print
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
Python 3
>>> foo = print
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3print is a keyword in python 2, and a function in python 3. The duplicate has answers that explain this (even if the question is different) – Jean-François Fabre Sep 15 '19 at 19:53
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`print` is a statement in Python 2, so just like you can't assign `for` you can't assign `print` – juanpa.arrivillaga Sep 15 '19 at 20:39