For reference: Python 3 documentation for the newer format() formatting style and the older % -based formatting style.

The OP wants to keep curly-braces while you are removing them in your linked answer via .format () and your dictionary unpacking method. If you want to preserve {} in Python 3.6+ and you …

The format specifier inside the curly braces follows the Python format string syntax. Specifically, in this case, it consists of the following parts: The empty string before the colon means "take the …

Starting in Python 2.6 (meaning it works for 2.x and 3.x), there is an alternative: the str.format() method. Here are the equivalent snippets to the above but using str.format():

I'm using the .format() a lot in my Python 3.5 projects, but I'm afraid that it will be deprecated during the next Python versions because of f-strings, the new kind of string literal. >>>...

Apr 15, 2011 · These string formatting operations have the advantage of working in Python v2 and v3. Take a look at pydoc str sometime: there's a wealth of good stuff in there.

Rather, the Python documentation website behind that link was rewritten. Apart from that, the documentation used to have stronger wording, and literally states that str.format “should be …

Mar 7, 2013 · Python 3.6 Just to make it clear, you can use f-string formatting. This has almost the same syntax as the format method, but make it a bit nicer. Example: print(f'{numvar:.9f}') More …

Aug 3, 2010 · On str.format instead of % A newer alternative to % operator is to use str.format. Here's an excerpt from the documentation: str.format(*args, **kwargs) Perform a string …

Apr 30, 2019 · Python actually does have something already built in for this, the ability to do operations such as '{0:b}'.format(42), which will give you the bit pattern (in a string) for 42, or …