In [3]: name = 'tom'
In [4]: age = 20
In [5]: s1 = 'name is %s, age is %d' % (name, age)
In [8]: s2 = 'name is {0}, age is {1}'.format(name, age)
In [9]: s2
Out[9]: 'name is tom, age is 20'
In [12]: s3 = 'name is {_name}, age is {_age}'.format(_name=name, _age=age)
In [13]: s3
Out[13]: 'name is tom, age is 20'
In [15]: s4 = 'name is {_name}, age is {_age}'.format(_age=age, _name=name)
In [16]: s4
Out[16]: 'name is tom, age is 20'