On Feb 10, 3:32 pm, Steve Holden <s... at holdenweb.com> wrote: > > >>> "% s" % 'banana' > 'banana' > >>> "% s" % 1 > '1' > >>> "% s" % -1 > '-1' > >>> > With some number: In [2]: "% 3s" % 'a' Out[2]: ' a' Hieu