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String Formatting

In Python, string formatting can be done in several ways. Here's an overview of different methods, along
with examples of each:

1. Using % operator (Old style)

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name = "John"

age = 25

print("Hello, %s. You are %d years old." % (name, age))

2. Using .format() method (Preferred before Python 3.6)

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name = "John"

age = 25

print("Hello, {}. You are {} years old.".format(name, age))

You can also use positional arguments:

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print("Hello, {0}. You are {1} years old.".format(name, age))

Or named arguments:

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print("Hello, {name}. You are {age} years old.".format(name="John", age=25))

3. Using f-strings (Introduced in Python 3.6, concise and efficient)

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name = "John"

age = 25

print(f"Hello, {name}. You are {age} years old.")


4. Using str.format() with number formatting

You can also format numbers, for example, rounding floats or adding leading zeros:

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price = 49.99

print("The price is {:.2f} dollars.".format(price)) # Prints price with 2 decimal places

number = 7

print("The number is {:03}".format(number)) # Prints the number with leading zeros (e.g., 007)

Or using f-strings:

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price = 49.99

print(f"The price is {price:.2f} dollars.")

number = 7

print(f"The number is {number:03}")

5. Aligning Text with .format() and f-strings

You can also specify alignment within a string:

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print("{:<10} | {:^10} | {:>10}".format("Left", "Center", "Right"))

# Same using f-string

print(f"{'Left':<10} | {'Center':^10} | {'Right':>10}")

Example of all formats combined:

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name = "Alice"
age = 30

balance = 1023.456

# Using % operator

print("Name: %s, Age: %d, Balance: %.2f" % (name, age, balance))

# Using .format() method

print("Name: {}, Age: {}, Balance: {:.2f}".format(name, age, balance))

# Using f-strings

print(f"Name: {name}, Age: {age}, Balance: {balance:.2f}")

Each method has its use cases, but f-strings are currently the most concise and recommended for
modern Python.

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