sep in python

1>>> from __future__ import print_function
2>>> print('one', 'two', 'three', sep='')
3onetwothree
4#doesn't work for me, but still hope it might work for you :)

1import time
2
3def count_items(items):
4    print('Counting ', end='', flush=True)
5    num = 0
6    for item in items:
7        num += 1
8        time.sleep(1)
9        print('.', end='', flush=True)
10
11    print(f'\nThere were {num} items')
12