select by attribute python script, greater than integer variable, cannot concatenate with string

[MichaelFletcher1]

Hi Everyone, I am trying to write a query that selects by attribute, looping through different files, but have run into a snag because the variable is numeric and I wish to select values less than that number. If I convert the number to string, it is not a valid query. Code below:

while row:

FromVar = str(row.Fromage)

Fromcommand = "'" + "FROMAGE" + "<" + "FromVar" + "'"

print Fromcommand

row = rows.next()

arcpy.SelectLayerByAttribute_management("Multipoint Yellowstone plus a little Shatsky", "SUBSET_SELECTION", Fromcommand)

[DanPatterson_Retired]

"\"FROMAGE\" < {}".format(1) as in...

>>> for i in range(3):   print("\"FROMAGE\" < {}".format(i))
... 
"FROMAGE" < 0
"FROMAGE" < 1
"FROMAGE" < 2
 
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the trick is in the escape encoding and the format formatter