Question

im new to python so this will be really easy for you guys i’m sure.

i wrote a simple thing in python, but i was curious how to put a period next to the variable i am using, i will show you here:

i = 5
print "i is equal to", i,"."

i run it and it comes out like this:

i is equal to 5 .

how do you make it so the (period) is right next to the 5, like “i is equal to 5.”

i tried searching for this but i feel like it too simple i can’t find it lol and i don’t know what things are called exactly, thanks.

Answer 1

Use string formatting:

print "i is equal to %d." % i

As of Python 2.6, strings have a .format() function that can alternatively be used:

>>> print "i is equal to {}".format(i)
i is equal to 5

It’s useful if you have a placeholder that’s used multiple times in the format string:

>>> print "i={0}, a.k.a. 'i is equal to {0}.'".format(i)
i=5, a.k.a. 'i is equal to 5.'