String Formatting Operator

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One of Python's coolest features is the string format operator %. This operator is unique to strings and makes up for the pack of having functions from C's printf() family. Following is a simple example:

#!/usr/bin/python

print "My name is %s and weight is %d kg!" % ('Zara', 21) 

When the above code is executed, it produces following result:

My name is Zara and weight is 21 kg!