Is there a Python equivalent to Ruby's string interpolation?

Question

Ruby example:

name = \"Spongebob Squarepants\"
puts \"Who lives in a Pineapple under the sea? \\n#{name}.\"

The successful Python string co

Answer 1

You can also have this

name = "Spongebob Squarepants"
print "Who lives in a Pineapple under the sea? \n{name}.".format(name=name)

http://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#formatstrings

Answer 2

Since Python 2.6.X you might want to use:

"my {0} string: {1}".format("cool", "Hello there!")

Answer 3

Python's string interpolation is similar to C's printf()

If you try:

name = "SpongeBob Squarepants"
print "Who lives in a Pineapple under the sea? %s" % name

The tag %s will be replaced with the name variable. You should take a look to the print function tags: http://docs.python.org/library/functions.html

Answer 4

Python 3.6 and newer have literal string interpolation using f-strings:

name='world'
print(f"Hello {name}!")

Answer 5

For old Python (tested on 2.4) the top solution points the way. You can do this:

import string

def try_interp():
    d = 1
    f = 1.1
    s = "s"
    print string.Template("d: $d f: $f s: $s").substitute(**locals())

try_interp()

And you get

d: 1 f: 1.1 s: s

Answer 6

I've developed the interpy package, that enables string interpolation in Python.

Just install it via pip install interpy. And then, add the line # coding: interpy at the beginning of your files!

Example:

#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding: interpy

name = "Spongebob Squarepants"
print "Who lives in a Pineapple under the sea? \n#{name}."