title: What is 'print' in Python?
body: <p>I understand what <code>print</code> does, but of what "type" is that language element? I think it's a function, but why does this fail?</p>
  
  <pre><code>&gt;&gt;&gt; print print
  SyntaxError: invalid syntax
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Isn't <code>print</code> a function? Shouldn't it print something like this?</p>
  
  <pre><code>&gt;&gt;&gt; print print
  &lt;function print at ...&gt;
  </code></pre>