On Mon, Jan 03, 2005, Michael Powe wrote: >Hello, > >In perl, I create variables of fairly involved text using here >documents. For example, > >$msg = <<"EOF"; > a bunch of text here. > ... >EOF > >Is there an equivalent method in python? I usually use this method >when creating help messages for scripts -- put all the text into a >variable and the 'print $msg' for the output. I find it an easy way >to produce formatted text.
I think that triple quoting is probably what you want. msg = ''' A bunch of text here, perhaps with %s insertion ''' % 'variable' You will have to use the ``printf'' type features of the ``%'' operator in places where one could include variable names within perl's double quotes or ``HERE'' types. Bill -- INTERNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC UUCP: camco!bill PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 URL: http://www.celestial.com/ DOS: n., A small annoying boot virus that causes random spontaneous system crashes, usually just before saving a massive project. Easily cured by UNIX. See also MS-DOS, IBM-DOS, DR-DOS. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
