Python printing from non returning functions

A more extensible approach would be the following.

For the first part:

word = "fast"
print('"{0}" is nice'.format(word))

(For the brackets: If you pass only one argument, they make no difference and give you python3 compatibility for free in most of the cases)

For more details on this one, see Python String Formatting Syntax (Examples here).

For the second part:

The only way to fix this without patching the function is to not create a newline at the end of your print:

print "Word is", 
faultyPrint()

If you want to stay Python3 upwards compatible, you have to do:

from __future__ import print_function  #put that at the head of your file
print("Word is ", end="")
faultyPrint()

(Notice the (non-obvious) difference: In Python3, you'll need a space at the end of the string)

In general, it would be more appropriate though to return the values to be printed, preferrably as the most appropriate data type (i.e. do not ",".join(foo) a list, return the list and do the join in the outermost function). This serves reusability and separation of logic and presentation.

Use + rather than , to join the strings

print '"' + word + '"'

In regards to your 2nd question. The function is returning None. So that is what is getting printed.

Q1:

If you use comma, you get automatically extra space between elements you are going to print.

>>> print "A","B","C"
A B C

If you use plus, you don't get extra spaces.

>>> print "A"+"B"+"C"
ABC

Q2:

I'm guessing you want to print some constant string, and then something from function after it, in the same line. This can be done in a few ways:

First way: This is how I would do it, using return value of function:

def faultyPrint():
    return 'nice'

>>> print 'Word is', faultyPrint()  # Prints 'Word is', and return value of function
Word is nice

NOTE: If you don't specify a return value for a function in Python, return value will be None. This is why you got None in your output.

Second way: If you really wan't to avoid writing return statement in your function. (But your function will actually return None in this case too)

def faultyPrint():
    print 'nice'   # prints nice and newline

print 'Word is',   # Adding comma to end of print won't add newline
faultyPrint()      # Normal function call, prints nice and newline

def faultyPrint():
    print 'nice'
    return ""