[Tutor] string formatting

[Joel Goldstick]

On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 7:51 PM, Matthew Pirritano <
matthewpirritano at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> All,****
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> I know that I can do this:****
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> "the %s is %s" % ('sky', 'blue')****
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> But I have very large blocks of text and I thought there was another way
> like****
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> X = “sky”****
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> Y = “blue”****
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> "the %(X)s is %(Y)s"
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Try this:



"the %s is %s" % (X,Y)

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> But I’ve tried this and it is not working. I’m just trying to get it to
> work in the interpreter right now.****
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> I’m using python 2.6.5. I need to use this version because it is compatible
> with the software that it is working with (SPSS).****
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> What am I missing?****
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> Thanks****
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> Matt****
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Joel Goldstick
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