Python - String Formatting Expressions

Introduction

String formatting allows us to perform multiple type-specific substitutions.

String formatting is available in two flavors:

String formatting expressions

'...%s...' % (values) 

This form is based upon the C language's "printf" model.

String formatting method calls

'...{}...'.format(values) 

Related Topic

• String format
• String format flags
• String Formatting Expression Basics
• String Format integers
• String Format floats
• Dictionary-Based Formatting Expressions
• String Formatting Method Basics
• String Format Method: Adding Keys, Attributes, and Offsets
• String Format Method Advanced Syntax
• String Formatting Method Advanced Examples
• String Formatting Method:Hex, octal, and binary
• Comparison to the % Formatting Expression
• String format method with a thousand-separator syntax for numbers

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