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Samrat Devkota
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 14,087 Pointswhy are there so many methods for string formatting?
To learn to code in python I watched many tutorials online and found different ways of string formatting.
pet = "dog"
action = "bites"
print("I love " + pet + " but it "+ action)
print("I love {} but it {}".format(pet, action))
print("I love",pet,"but it",action)
print("I love %s but it %s" %(pet, action))
print("I love {pet} but it {action}".format(pet="cat", action="scratches"))
above print statements output the same result. why are there so many ways of string formatting. Which one is more pythonic? what are the significance of them? please answer my question. thank you!
1 Answer
Steven Parker
243,266 PointsYou didn't show my favorite, the "f-string":
print(f"I love {pet} but it {action}")
One might make a case for this being "most pythonic" because it's both the most modern and the most concise. But ultmately, it's "programmer's choice" which to use.
Samrat Devkota
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 14,087 PointsSamrat Devkota
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 14,087 PointsI tried that too but It didn't work at that time when I used workspaces. But I tried it again in idle now it works. Thank you Steven Parker.