String formatting characters - looking for details

[Martin Bless]

Thanks to all of you.

Yes, I'm learning Python, I'm using Python, and I love it.
It's probably hard to imagine, but I don't have a  Linux/Unix machine
at hand. That was part of the problem. And I've done some languages
but never really C.  And I did some searching but obviously knew to
little to find "the needle in that heap of hay" (Brutal attempt of
translating a german saying ...

So, thanks again,  you really helped me.

Martin