Watch Me Code 2: String Formatting

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name = "Mike"
age = 45
salary = 15.75


    

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# string formatting
print("Hello there %s. How are you? " % (name))


    

    




Hello there Mike. How are you? 

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# formatting redux
print("%s makes %f per hour." % (name, salary))


    

    




Mike makes 15.750000 per hour.

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# let's use spacing
print("%s makes %.2f per hour."  % (name, salary))


    

    




Mike makes 15.75 per hour.

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# right alignment 
print("-" * 10) # print 10 dashes
print("%10d" %(age))


    

    




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        45

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# left alignment
print("-" * 10)
print("%-10d" % (age))


    

    




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45        

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