Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!feeder.news-service.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.002 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'args': 0.07; 'variable,': 0.07; 'skip:{ 20': 0.09; 'subject:string': 0.09; 'url:dev': 0.09; 'this:': 0.10; 'am,': 0.14; 'wrote:': 0.14; '[1].': 0.16; 'captured': 0.16; 'close:': 0.16; 'explanation': 0.16; 'subject:formatting': 0.16; 'unpacking': 0.16; 'argument': 0.16; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.17; 'mon,': 0.17; 'call.': 0.19; 'idea?': 0.19; 'keyword': 0.19; 'thanks,': 0.19; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.21; 'cc:2**0': 0.22; "doesn't": 0.25; 'url:mailman': 0.26; 'string': 0.26; 'work.': 0.28; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.28; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.30; 'url:listinfo': 0.30; 'received:209.85.215': 0.30; 'received:209.85.215.46': 0.30; 'received:mail-ew0-f46.google.com': 0.30; 'looks': 0.31; 'hi,': 0.31; 'print': 0.31; '[1]': 0.34; 'subject:new': 0.37; 'received:google.com': 0.37; 'something': 0.37; 'received:209.85': 0.37; 'url:docs': 0.37; 'url:python': 0.38; 'url:org': 0.38; 'but': 0.38; 'subject:: ': 0.38; "i'd": 0.39; 'received:209': 0.39; 'i.e.': 0.39; 'subject:with': 0.39; 'format': 0.40; 'han': 0.65; 'here': 0.66; 'solo': 0.68; 'subject:local': 0.84 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=mpZ5biFg93+Y9Eo73Dz6PtLSqY6NASuN4LBQyM+UT4A=; b=tvSw2iwYJHM1qX5hXW7uyaqqiDImunXM/6kl1hUz/ugDDRCNgI+Z/AR42F9jt2yuuo /FccX8CcyheWeyXST7JQV11QUJ8aKA3i1rjg7UpQrBExIa4LAnZy05jGRL0yYiZCNvYZ wheH8kRBEf8DitZoTjGFN/ts+t34+8aMa92uA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=EG0QRzSQtgurL3ySgU7/N9ZqaBGxG95voSrXHLClMdXdOLaU50S7LVAoPQQi7ca6N/ 19lCHo4PxTq9K65Y5Uwl0KiknNI87ILK5DXxdurtSkOIqDtCWJQ0MAOOJqG9J2pxCs85 oheLgokvCVox//xZ1owpubSY9k4xCwAra6U4Q= MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 14:22:49 -0600 Subject: Re: new string formatting with local variables From: Eric Snow To: Jabba Laci Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: Python mailing list X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 42 NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.94.164.166 X-Trace: 1307391772 news.xs4all.nl 49180 [::ffff:82.94.164.166]:33161 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:7107 On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Jabba Laci wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to simplify the following string formatting: > > solo =3D 'Han Solo' > jabba =3D 'Jabba the Hutt' > print "{solo} was captured by {jabba}".format(solo=3Dsolo, jabba=3Djabba) > # Han Solo was captured by Jabba the Hutt > > What I don't like here is this: "solo=3Dsolo, jabba=3Djabba", i.e. the > same thing is repeated. In "solo=3Dsolo", the left part is a key and the > right part is the value of a local variable, but it looks strange. > > I'd like something like this: > print "{solo} was captured by {jabba}".format(locals()) =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0# = WRONG! > > But it doesn't work. > > Do you have any idea? > You were close: print "{solo} was captured by {jabba}".format(**locals()) This will turn locals() into keyword args for the format call. The tutorial has a good explanation on argument unpacking [1]. -eric [1] http://docs.python.org/dev/tutorial/controlflow.html#unpacking-argument= -lists > Thanks, > > Laszlo > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list >