put is meant for machines, while say is meant for humans. this is implemented by having say call the .gist method and put calling the .Str method.
Try using say and put on a list of a thousand elements or more and you'll see what I mean. HTH - Timo On 21/10/2018 18:29, Parrot Raiser wrote: > "put" and "say" seem to be redundant, but I'm sure there's a good > reason for having 2 output commands. > > Would anyone care to comment on how they differ and why, or point to > an explanation?