Replace Python 2 print statements with print function calls

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Why these issues? Prioritized all 5 MAJOR-severity python:PrintStatementUsage violations, which represent clear and deterministic automation targets affecting only two files. This focused scope maximizes code quality improvement while maintaining coherence across a single, well-defined issue type.

Converts 5 instances of deprecated Python 2-style print statements to Python 3-compatible print function calls across fortune.py and letters.py. This fixes MAJOR-severity SonarQube violations and ensures the code is compatible with Python 3, where the print statement syntax is no longer supported.

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Fixed Issues

python:PrintStatementUsage - Replace print statement by built-in function. • MAJOR • View issue

Location: sonar-scanner/src/python/fortune.py:90

Why is this an issue?

The print statement was removed in Python 3.0. The built-in function should be used instead.

What changed

Replaces the Python 2-style print statement print 'Usage: fortune.py <filename>' with the Python 3-compatible built-in function call print('Usage: fortune.py <filename>'), fixing the code smell about using the removed print statement syntax.

--- a/sonar-scanner/src/python/fortune.py
+++ b/sonar-scanner/src/python/fortune.py
@@ -90,1 +90,1 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
-        print 'Usage: fortune.py <filename>'
+        print('Usage: fortune.py <filename>')

python:PrintStatementUsage - Replace print statement by built-in function. • MAJOR • View issue

Location: sonar-scanner/src/python/letters.py:150

Why is this an issue?

The print statement was removed in Python 3.0. The built-in function should be used instead.

What changed

This hunk converts the print statement on line 152 (print "Good question.") to a print() function call, replacing the deprecated Python 2 print statement with the built-in print function required in Python 3.

--- a/sonar-scanner/src/python/letters.py
+++ b/sonar-scanner/src/python/letters.py
@@ -152,1 +152,1 @@ def play_once():
-                print "Good question."
+                print("Good question.")

python:PrintStatementUsage - Replace print statement by built-in function. • MAJOR • View issue 1
python:PrintStatementUsage - Replace print statement by built-in function. • MAJOR • View issue 2

Location: sonar-scanner/src/python/letters.py:152

Why is this an issue?

The print statement was removed in Python 3.0. The built-in function should be used instead.

What changed

This hunk converts the print statement on line 154 (print "I don't understand the question.") to a print() function call, replacing the deprecated Python 2 print statement with the built-in print function required in Python 3. This also addresses the related print statement usage warning for the print "I don't un pattern detected at line 154.

--- a/sonar-scanner/src/python/letters.py
+++ b/sonar-scanner/src/python/letters.py
@@ -154,1 +154,1 @@ def play_once():
-            print "I don't understand the question."
+            print("I don't understand the question.")

python:PrintStatementUsage - Replace print statement by built-in function. • MAJOR • View issue

Location: sonar-scanner/src/python/letters.py:157

Why is this an issue?

The print statement was removed in Python 3.0. The built-in function should be used instead.

What changed

This hunk converts the print statement on line 150 (print 'That was a wasted question...') to a print() function call, fixing the Python 3 incompatibility where the print statement syntax is no longer supported.

--- a/sonar-scanner/src/python/letters.py
+++ b/sonar-scanner/src/python/letters.py
@@ -150,1 +150,1 @@ def play_once():
-                print 'That was a wasted question; it did not exclude any possibilities.'
+                print('That was a wasted question; it did not exclude any possibilities.')

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Quality Gate passed

Issues
0 New issues
0 Accepted issues
0 New dependency risks

Measures
0 Security Hotspots
0.0% Coverage on New Code
0.0% Duplication on New Code

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