print() in Python 3000 return value?

[James Thiele]

I noticed in PEP 3000 that print will become a function. The PEP
references a thread where Guido explains this decision. The thread does
not specify what the function will return. Has this been decided?

[Martin v. Löwis]

bayerj wrote:

Sorry? 2+2 here returns 4, and certainly should with your Python.

Err. Never mind. I was thinking about assignments, like

x += 2

which returns None.

Actually, assignment, in Python, is a statement, not an expression.
Statements don't return anything, not even None (they don't have
a value). If print becomes a function, the question about its return
value becomes meaningful.

Regards,
Martin