How to use variable's value in a Linux path to display contents?

Question

I am stuck at using python variable in Linux path to display contents, any advice/guidance/hints would be very helpful.

Below is my python script:

#!/bin         


        

Answer 1

TypeError:not enough arguments for format string

You need to use tuple/list/etc for format string, eg:

os.system('hadoop fs -cat /bla/bla/%s/bla/%s/file.txt ' % (db, path))