python, format string

Question

I am trying to build a format string with lazy argument, eg I need smth like:

\"%s \\%s %s\" % (\'foo\', \'bar\') # \"foo %s bar\"

how can

Answer 1

"%s %%s %s" % ('foo', 'bar') # easy!

Double % chars let you put %'s in format strings.

Answer 2

>>> "%s %%s %s" % ('foo', 'bar')
'foo %s bar'