Can you have variables within triple quotes? If so, how?

Question

This is probably a very simple question for some, but it has me stumped. Can you use variables within python's triple-quotes?

In the following example, how do use variables in the text:

wash_clothes = 'tuesdays' clean_dishes = 'never'  mystring =""" I like to wash clothes on %wash_clothes I like to clean dishes %clean_dishes """  print(mystring) 

I would like it to result in:

 I like to wash clothes on tuesdays      I like to clean dishes never 

If not what is the best way to handle large chunks of text where you need a couple variables, and there is a ton of text and special characters?

Answer 1

The preferred way of doing this is using str.format() rather than the method using %:

This method of string formatting is the new standard in Python 3.0, and should be preferred to the % formatting described in String Formatting Operations in new code.

Example:

wash_clothes = 'tuesdays' clean_dishes = 'never'  mystring =""" I like to wash clothes on {0} I like to clean dishes {1} """  print mystring.format(wash_clothes, clean_dishes) 

Answer 2

One of the ways in Python 2 :

>>> mystring =""" I like to wash clothes on %s ... I like to clean dishes %s ... """ >>> wash_clothes = 'tuesdays' >>> clean_dishes = 'never' >>>  >>> print mystring % (wash_clothes, clean_dishes)  I like to wash clothes on tuesdays I like to clean dishes never 

Also look at string formatting

• http://docs.python.org/library/string.html#string-formatting