% formatting string

modulos operator formatting string.py

first_name = "Samuel"
surname = "Mensah"

# Positional placeholders using %s
print("Hello %s %s" %(first_name, surname)) # Results: Hello Samuel Mensah

# Named positional placeholders using %(name)s
print("Hello %(first_name)s %(surname)s") # Result: Hello Samuel Mensah

str.format.py

first_name = "Samuel"
surname = "Mensah"

# Position placeholders using {}
print("Hello {} {}".format(first_name, surname) # Results: Hello Samule Mensah

# Keyword placeholders using {name}
print("Hello {first_name} {surname}".format(first_name=first_name, surname=surnam) # Results: Hello Samuel Mensah
      
# We can combine position placeholders with keyword placeholders
item_name = "LG UHD Monitor"
item_price = 30.20
item_currency_symbol = "$"

      print("{} {} bought an {item_name} for {item_currency_symbol}{item_price}".format(first_name, surname, item_name=item_name, item_price=item_price, item_currency_symbol=item_currency_symbol)