I need to add ‘{‘ and/or ‘}’ in a string where I use the

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Asked: May 23, 20262026-05-23T07:29:24+00:00 2026-05-23T07:29:24+00:00

I need to add ‘{‘ and/or ‘}’ in a string where I use the format function to format the string. For example: I want my string to be “{3}”, but this:

"\{{}\}".format(3)

gives me the error:

ValueError: Single '}' encountered in format string

Does anyone know how use ‘{‘ and ‘}’ in string formatting?

Thanks,
Jeremy

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-23T07:29:24+00:00

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Simply duplicate the braces:

>>> "{{{0}}}".format(3)
'{3}'

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