Python Modulo String Formatting (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 23 Jul, 2025

In Python, a string of required formatting can be achieved by different methods. Some of them are; 1) Using % 2) Using {} 3) Using Template Strings In this article the formatting using % is discussed. The formatting using % is similar to that of 'printf' in C programming language. %d - integer %f - float %s - string %x - hexadecimal %o - octal The below example describes the use of formatting using % in Python.

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Python program to demonstrate the use of formatting using %

Initialize variable as a string

variable = '15' string = "Variable as string = %s" %(variable) print (string )

Printing as raw data

Thanks to Himanshu Pant for this

print ("Variable as raw data = %r" %(variable))

Convert the variable to integer

And perform check other formatting options

variable = int(variable) # Without this the below statement # will give error. string = "Variable as integer = %d" %(variable) print (string) print ("Variable as float = %f" %(variable))

printing special characters using their ASCII values

For example, 'm' corresponds to ASCII value 109

print("Variable as printing with special char = %c" % (109))

print ("Variable as hexadecimal = %x" %(variable)) print ("Variable as octal = %o" %(variable))

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Output

Variable as string = 15 Variable as raw data = '15' Variable as integer = 15 Variable as float = 15.000000 Variable as printing with special char = m Variable as hexadecimal = f Variable as octal = 17...