Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.mixmin.net!hq-usenetpeers.eweka.nl!hq-usenetpeers.eweka.nl!bcyclone05.am1.xlned.com!bcyclone05.am1.xlned.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.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 0.017 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.97; '*S*': 0.00; 'string': 0.09; 'subject:string': 0.09; 'dict': 0.16; 'guys,': 0.16; 'mapping,': 0.16; 'tuple': 0.16; 'tuple.': 0.16; 'typeerror:': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'trying': 0.19; 'email addr:gmail.com>': 0.22; 'print': 0.22; 'error': 0.23; 'skip:% 10': 0.24; '>': 0.26; 'switch': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'correct': 0.29; 'am,': 0.29; 'dec': 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'getting': 0.31; 'that.': 0.31; '"",': 0.31; 'allows': 0.31; 'file': 0.32; 'this.': 0.32; '(most': 0.33; 'fri,': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'error.': 0.37; 'skip:& 10': 0.38; 'mapping': 0.38; 'to:addr :python-list': 0.38; 'recent': 0.39; 'skip:& 20': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'either': 0.39; 'advanced': 0.63; 'more': 0.64; 'statement,': 0.68 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=uvzjNDXX/bJQ1IDoTXClTJJxOxoDrlF5P4MUIpNRQbM=; b=D28Jl27CALVQKjbxW+nkyW9pc2iqLpAvKfzV7Lsg3z4Tve63htsxfhgfANNT+JXF6u 4qfcbzsDDlElSUh4N4yOh9/LvvZYblWv414B+F5Q8hSBwo30+crkc6IpHjJViog1xfCi mCsIfqzxN1WwKl/THm3r9sVkQ3gHjCdDr1v97bpHlLS4CF/Joe85lcAuU3relzTVu5yD s983+aRbTCz5Z4K6InsYSrIJ/d2dGyXXyydMgb0qd5RMYb2e6j0V/zJm9ZVnSoo0Nd3S uw34R9ZZFHRpSuGliXLS996i7CUz0bOnxoLdCpaSHckFuvJ3AL1q6nQieBTeyRgD/+Eg qW8Q== X-Received: by 10.70.130.225 with SMTP id oh1mr30837264pdb.147.1417803297322; Fri, 05 Dec 2014 10:14:57 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <14b86f3a-7284-4e83-b5c0-1d41c86d80a7@googlegroups.com> References: <14b86f3a-7284-4e83-b5c0-1d41c86d80a7@googlegroups.com> From: Ian Kelly Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2014 11:14:17 -0700 Subject: Re: concat string and dict in print statement To: Python Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c30e20e5fea205097c0dbd X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 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: 44 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1417803306 news.xs4all.nl 2894 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:36126 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl X-Received-Body-CRC: 2754707265 X-Received-Bytes: 5019 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:82013 --001a11c30e20e5fea205097c0dbd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 10:31 AM, wrote: > > Hi Guys, > > I am trying to combine string and dict in the print statement, however getting an error. Would someone let me know what will be correct way to do that. > > stats={'lname': 'shah', 'fname': 'gaurang'} > a=test > > print "%s %(fname)s %(lname)s" %(a,stats) > > Following is the error I am getting > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "", line 1, in > TypeError: format requires a mapping You need to use either a tuple or a mapping, not a mapping inside a tuple. Or switch to using str.format, which allows more advanced attribute/item look-ups like this. --001a11c30e20e5fea205097c0dbd Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 10:31 AM, <gaurangnshah@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> = Hi Guys,
>
> I am trying to combine string and dict in the prin= t statement, however getting an error. Would someone let me know what will = be correct way to do that.
>
> stats=3D{'lname': 's= hah', 'fname': 'gaurang'}
> a=3Dtest
>
&= gt; print "%s %(fname)s %(lname)s" %(a,stats)
>
> Fol= lowing is the error I am getting
> Traceback (most recent call last):=
> =C2=A0 File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>> TypeError: format requires a mapping

You need to = use either a tuple or a mapping, not a mapping inside a tuple. Or switch to= using str.format, which allows more advanced attribute/item look-ups like = this.
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