In the first example, you're trying to use a format method that is not
supported in python. In your second example, you're using the format
operator on the second string instead of the first in the put call. Here's
what you should do:
def myput():
myvar = env.host_string
put('/source/%s-*' % myvar, '/mydest/')
On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 11:28 AM Jeff Honey <je...@pona.net> wrote:
> So, I’ve been trying to add some more intelligence to my Fabric functions
> and am running into difficulties.
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> Say, I wanted to include env.host string as a variable into a put() call.
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> def myput():
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> myvar=env.host_string
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> put(‘/source/$myvar-*’,’/mydest/’, mode=0644)
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> …which returns a ValueError.
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> if I try this, as I would with a runtime argument.
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> def myput():
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> myvar=env.host_string
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> put(‘/source/%s-*’,’/mydest/’ % myvar)
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> …which returns a Type Error.
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> Is there a simple way to overcome my lack of python knowledge here?
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