In python, a string can be formatted using different methods, like −
- Using %
- Using {}
- Using Template String
And we are going to discuss the “%” string formatting option in this section.
String formatting comes in two flavors−
- String formatting expression: Based on the C type printf
- String formatting method calls: This option is available in python 2.6 or higher.
Formatting using % comes from the C type printf and support following types
- Integer - %d
- Float - %f
- String - %s
- Hexadecimal - %x
- Octal - %o
>>> name = "Jeff Bezos" >>> "Richest person in the world is %s" %name 'Richest person in the world is Jeff Bezos'
Below is the one simple program to demonstrate the use of string formatting using % in python −
# %s - string
var = '27' #as string
string = 'Variable as string = %s' %(var)
print(string)
#%r - raw data
print ('Variable as raw data = %r' %(var))
#%i - Integer
print('Variable as integer = %i' %(int(var)))
#%f - float
print('Variable as float = %f' %(float(var)))
#%x - hexadecimal
print('Variable as hexadecimal = %x'%(int(var)))
#%o - octal
print('Variable as octal = %o' %(int(var)))output
Variable as string = 27 Variable as raw data = '27' Variable as integer = 27 Variable as float = 27.000000 Variable as hexadecimal = 1b Variable as octal = 33