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A Python riddle (self.Python)

submitted by la-lalxu

Merry Christmas, /r/python! Here’s a puzzle I came up with to ponder over on your day off:

Write a Python 3 script that imports no modules, contains no parentheses, and prints something to stdout when executed.

Try to keep the comments spoiler-free; run your answers through base64 or something.

Have fun :)

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[–]_avnr 13 points14 points  (1 child)

Here's a solution

[–]deadmilk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

... and now I can sleep peacefully. I hate you OP.

[–]spamspamspam 6 points7 points  (1 child)

Just when I was about to quit, I figured it out.

[–]la-lalxu[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super cool solution!

[–]gaidar 6 points7 points  (6 children)

As you don't care what will be printed, then it can be super simple.

Encoded as requested :)

import base64

print(base64.standard_b64decode('QHByaW50CmNsYXNzIGE6cGFzcw==').decode())

[–]genesem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

haha, great! :)

[–]boarhogpython3 3 points4 points  (1 child)

I thought I could do it by doing 

sys.stderr = sys.stdout
raise nonexistingerror

but that required import sys :(

[–][deleted]  (2 children)

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    [–]la-lalxu[S] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

    Parentheses are banned, though!

    [–]lambdaqdjango n' shit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    oh, damn!