On Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:22:14 -0400, doug wrote: > I am new to python, working by way through 'Core Python Programming'. I > can find no description of using print with the built-in type for > formatting. I think I have got some [most?] of it from Chun, google, and > python.org. My comment is - it should not be that hard to find. I would > suggest a link from the print syntax section. > > What is seems to be is: > > print "format-spec" % (variable-list) > > I assume the '%' is required token. > > > > _____ > Douglas Denault > http://www.safeport.com > d...@safeport.com > Voice: 301-217-9220 > Fax: 301-217-9277
You say "using print with the built-in type for formatting." - It's two separate things, print just prints a string. You can use the formatting quite separately on the string first. my_string = "%s %s %s" % (1, 2, 3) # creates string "1 2 3" print my_string so you probably would find difficulty is searching for 'print formatting', you should be looking for string formatting. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list