topic Re: string.format escaping {? in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/string-format-nbsp-escaping/m-p/160923#M12304 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>If you just want a string with the value: 'I am going {nuts}'.format(nuts= 'crazy over this')</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Try encapsulating it in double quotes like this:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>s = "'I am going {nuts}'.format(nuts= 'crazy over this')"</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Or you might need to somehow concatenate the string like this:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>s = 'I am going {wild} ' + '{nuts}'.format(nuts= 'crazy {nutty} over this') + ' for real!'</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>print s</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>'I am going {wild} crazy {nutty} over this for real!'</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:31:34 GMT ClayPerry 2012-10-03T18:31:34Z string.format  escaping {? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/string-format-nbsp-escaping/m-p/160921#M12302 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>How does one use { and } in a string that is being formatted?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>s = 'I am going {nuts}'.format(nuts= 'crazy over this') #except my string would have curly braces in it.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If using the curlys in the string the format method thinks I want to swap something.&nbsp; Is there a way to escape it?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:03:08 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/string-format-nbsp-escaping/m-p/160921#M12302 KevinBell 2012-10-03T17:03:08Z Re: string.format escaping {? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/string-format-nbsp-escaping/m-p/160922#M12303 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>{{ and }} give you single curlys.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:54:02 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/string-format-nbsp-escaping/m-p/160922#M12303 JasonScheirer 2012-10-03T17:54:02Z Re: string.format escaping {? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/string-format-nbsp-escaping/m-p/160923#M12304 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>If you just want a string with the value: 'I am going {nuts}'.format(nuts= 'crazy over this')</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Try encapsulating it in double quotes like this:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>s = "'I am going {nuts}'.format(nuts= 'crazy over this')"</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Or you might need to somehow concatenate the string like this:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>s = 'I am going {wild} ' + '{nuts}'.format(nuts= 'crazy {nutty} over this') + ' for real!'</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>print s</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>'I am going {wild} crazy {nutty} over this for real!'</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:31:34 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/string-format-nbsp-escaping/m-p/160923#M12304 ClayPerry 2012-10-03T18:31:34Z Re: string.format escaping {? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/string-format-nbsp-escaping/m-p/160924#M12305 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">{{ and }} give you single curlys.</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Neat, Jason! </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Interactive Python example:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="lia-code-sample line-numbers language-none">&gt;&gt;&gt; 'I am going {{{nuts}}}'.format(nuts= 'crazy over this') 'I am going {crazy over this}' &gt;&gt;&gt;</PRE></BODY></HTML> Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:28:03 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/string-format-nbsp-escaping/m-p/160924#M12305 curtvprice 2021-12-11T08:28:03Z