At 07:54 PM 1/13/2002 +0800, Andy W wrote: >Hi folks, > >Is there a way in which I can format a string, but escape a particular "%"? Yep. You simply double your %. Try: >val_dict={'score':100} >print "You scored %(score)i%%."%val_dict Regards, Stephan -- Stephan Richter CBU - Physics and Chemistry Student Web2k - Web Design/Development & Technical Project Management