Python Modulo String Formatting Last Updated : 23 Jul, 2025 Comments Improve Suggest changes Like Article Like Report In Python, a string of required formatting can be achieved by different methods. Some of them are; 1) Using % 2) Using {} 3) Using Template Strings In this article the formatting using % is discussed. The formatting using % is similar to that of 'printf' in C programming language. %d - integer %f - float %s - string %x - hexadecimal %o - octal The below example describes the use of formatting using % in Python. Python # Python program to demonstrate the use of formatting using % # Initialize variable as a string variable = '15' string = "Variable as string = %s" %(variable) print (string ) # Printing as raw data # Thanks to Himanshu Pant for this print ("Variable as raw data = %r" %(variable)) # Convert the variable to integer # And perform check other formatting options variable = int(variable) # Without this the below statement # will give error. string = "Variable as integer = %d" %(variable) print (string) print ("Variable as float = %f" %(variable)) # printing special characters using their ASCII values # For example, 'm' corresponds to ASCII value 109 print("Variable as printing with special char = %c" % (109)) print ("Variable as hexadecimal = %x" %(variable)) print ("Variable as octal = %o" %(variable)) OutputVariable as string = 15 Variable as raw data = '15' Variable as integer = 15 Variable as float = 15.000000 Variable as printing with special char = m Variable as hexadecimal = f Variable as octal = 17... Comment More info K kartik Improve Article Tags : Python Explore Python FundamentalsPython Introduction 3 min read Input and Output in Python 4 min read Python Variables 5 min read Python Operators 5 min read Python Keywords 2 min read Python Data Types 7 min read Conditional Statements in Python 3 min read Loops in Python - For, While and Nested Loops 6 min read Python Functions 5 min read Recursion in Python 4 min read Python Lambda Functions 5 min read Python Data StructuresPython String 5 min read Python Lists 4 min read Python Tuples 4 min read Python Dictionary 3 min read Python Sets 6 min read Python Arrays 7 min read List Comprehension in Python 4 min read Advanced PythonPython OOP Concepts 11 min read Python Exception Handling 5 min read File Handling in Python 4 min read Python Database Tutorial 4 min read Python MongoDB Tutorial 2 min read Python MySQL 9 min read Python Packages 12 min read Python Modules 7 min read Python DSA Libraries 15 min read List of Python GUI Library and Packages 3 min read Data Science with PythonNumPy Tutorial - Python Library 3 min read Pandas Tutorial 6 min read Matplotlib Tutorial 5 min read Python Seaborn Tutorial 15+ min read StatsModel Library- Tutorial 4 min read Learning Model Building in Scikit-learn 8 min read TensorFlow Tutorial 2 min read PyTorch Tutorial 6 min read Web Development with PythonFlask Tutorial 8 min read Django Tutorial | Learn Django Framework 7 min read Django ORM - Inserting, Updating & Deleting Data 4 min read Templating With Jinja2 in Flask 6 min read Django Templates 7 min read Python | Build a REST API using Flask 3 min read How to Create a basic API using Django Rest Framework ? 4 min read Python PracticePython Quiz 3 min read Python Coding Practice 1 min read Python Interview Questions and Answers 15+ min read Like