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Python newline constant like C++ std::endl

I am formatting a string (in magic method __str__) and I don't want to use a raw "\n" or "\r\n".

Does python have a cross-platform newline identifier like std::endl in C++?

I tried to Google it, but couldn't find an answer.

Solution

  • How about using os.linesep? It contains the appropriate line separator for your OS:

    >>> import os
>>> os.linesep
'\n'
>>> print "line one" + os.linesep + "line two"
line one
line two