Question

Identify the invalid Python statement out of the following options:

• A. print("A", 10, end="*")
• B. print("A", sep="*", 10)
• C. print("A", 10, sep="*")
• D. print("A"*10)

Hint:

In Python function calls,
positional arguments must always come before keyword arguments.
Mixing the order causes a syntax error.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The print() function in Python prints objects to the standard output.
Its syntax allows you to pass multiple positional arguments first, followed by keyword arguments.
Common keyword arguments include sep for separator and end for line ending.
Option (A) is valid: it prints `"A"` and `10` with end="*" to modify the line ending.
Option (C) is valid: it prints `"A"` and `10` with sep="*" between them.
Option (D) is valid: `"A"*10` evaluates to `"AAAAAAAAAA"`, which is fine.
Option (B) is invalid because it mixes positional arguments after a keyword argument.
In Python, positional arguments must come first — any positional argument after a keyword argument raises a SyntaxError.
Therefore, the invalid statement is option (B).