#! /usr/bin/env python3
#
def suppress_spaces ( ):

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## SUPPRESS_SPACES demonstrates how to suppress Python's spacing convention.
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#  Licensing:
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#    This code is distributed under the MIT license.
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#  Modified:
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#    28 May 2015
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#  Author:
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#    John Burkardt
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  import numpy as np
  import platform
  import sys

  print ( '' )
  print ( 'SUPPRESS_SPACES' )
  print ( '  Python version: %s' % ( platform.python_version ( ) ) )
  print ( '  Demonstrate Python\'s output spacing convention,' )
  print ( '  and how to suppress it.' )

  n = 9
  b = np.array ( [ 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1 ] )

  print ( '' )
  print ( '  Suppose we want to print a string of binary digits,' )
  print ( '  each stored in a separate entry of a vector.' )
  print ( '  A print statement inside a loop might do it.' )
  print ( '' )

  for i in range ( 0, n ):
    print ( '%d' % ( b[i] ) ),
  print ( '' )

  print ( '' )
  print ( '  But suppose we want the digits right next to each other?' )
  print ( '  We are annoyed now, that Python\'s print command, ' )
  print ( '  trying to be helpful, automatically inserts spaces.' )
  print ( '  Try sys.stdout.write(str(VARIABLE)) instead.' )
  print ( '' )

  for i in range ( 0, n ):
    sys.stdout.write ( str ( b[i] ) ),
  print ( '' )
#
#  Terminate.
#
  print ( '' )
  print ( 'SUPPRESS_SPACES' )
  print ( '  Normal end of execution.' )
  return

if ( __name__ == '__main__' ):
  from timestamp import timestamp
  timestamp ( )
  suppress_spaces ( )
  timestamp ( )