If you have more than a hundred lines in your Python script, remembering where in the flow any particular print output comes from can cause you pause. I felt like having the line number from my code would help me more quickly and easily recognize the output.
I googled to see if it was possible, and found a few ways to do it. This way seemed really simple, and works great. It's especially easy because I nearly always import the 'sys' module in my work. This solution came from this stackoverflow post. While not the most popular answer to the issue, I thought this answer was the best one.
You can name the function whatever you want. I chose PPRINT().
In this instance, I chose to split the output on two lines using the '\n' right before "Export Folder" in my PPRINT statement. You can, of course, keep all the output on a single line by not doing that.
Now I have a choice between using the normal 'print()' function or using this 'PPRINT()' function. It's very handy, and definitely a "Thing That Works."
Here's the function in text for copy/pasting:
import sys
def PPRINT(msg = None):
print(f"Line No: {sys._getframe().f_back.f_lineno}: {msg if msg is not None else ''}")
As you might guess, I think PPRINT is another thing that works!
