[Tutor] String formatting question.

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On 29/03/2011 20:41, Prasad, Ramit wrote:
> Is there a difference (or preference) between using the following?
> "%s %d" % (var,num)
> VERSUS
> "{0} {1}".format(var,num)
>
>
> Ramit
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 From Python 2.7.1 docs at 
http://docs.python.org/tutorial/inputoutput.html "Since str.format() is 
quite new, a lot of Python code still uses the % operator. However, 
because this old style of formatting will eventually be removed from the 
language, str.format() should generally be used.".