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write a code snippet that prints the first n prime numbers.
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def printprime(n): 
    # initialize all entries of boolean array as true 
    prime = [true for i in range(n+1)] 
    p = 2
    while (p * p <= n): 
        if (prime[p] == true): 
            for i in range(p * p, n+1, p): 
                prime[i] = false
        p += 1
    # print all prime numbers 
    print("first",n,"prime numbers:")
    for p in range(2, n): 
        if prime[p]:  
            print(p, end = ' ') 

# driver code 
n = 10   
printprime(n)
// output: first 10 prime numbers: 2 3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23 29
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