how does the % work?

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hi guys

i wrote this example :

name = raw_input("What is your name?")
quest = raw_input("What is your quest?")
color = raw_input("What is your favorite color?")

print """Ah, so your name is %s, your quest is %s, 
and your favorite color is %s."""  % (name, quest, color)

but i get this error:  Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/leonardo/print.py", line 5, in <module>
    favourite color is %s.''') % (name, quest, color)
TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for %: 'NoneType' and 'tuple'

how can i solve it?

thanks!

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how does the % work? leonardo selmi <l.selmi@icloud.com> - 2013-03-22 18:06 +0100
  Re: how does the % work? John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2013-03-22 17:14 +0000
  Re: how does the % work? Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-03-22 11:06 -0700
  Re: how does the % work? Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2013-03-22 21:29 -0700
    Re: how does the % work? Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-03-23 00:04 -0700
    Re: how does the % work? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-03-23 07:38 +0000
      Re: how does the % work? Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-03-23 00:57 -0700
      Re: how does the % work? Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2013-03-23 09:57 -0600
        Re: how does the % work? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-03-23 23:53 +0000
      Re: how does the % work? leonardo <tampucciolina@libero.it> - 2013-03-23 18:05 +0100
        Re: how does the % work? Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2013-03-24 16:35 -0700

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