x = 'apple'
y = 'lemon'
z = "The items in the basket are %s and %s" % (x, y)
# A newer way to format strings is the format method.
"{} is a {}".format("This", "placeholder")
"{0} can be {1}".format("strings", "formatted")
"{name} wants to eat {food}".format(name="Bob", food="lasagna")