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Format Function In Python

In this article, we will discuss the format function in Python.

Purpose

The format function is used to format the strings.

Example

Consider an example, where we have a variable name.

Name = “Karan”

The requirement is to print this string – My name is Karan. We can do it in 2 ways. One way is: -

print("My Name is ",name)

Another way is using the format function. Consider the following code: -

print("My Name is {}".format(name))

In the above code, we can mention the curly bracket ({}) inside the string. This curly bracket acts as a placeholder. Inside the format function, we mention the value to be filled in the placeholder. Here is another example.

print("this is {} and another {}".format("placeholder1", "placeholder2"))

Once you run the above code, you will get the following output: -

Picture showing the output of format function in python

In the above example, it is important to note that the order of placeholder and variable should be the same. But there is another method where we can pass the variable name inside the placeholder.

Consider the example below: -

print("this is {one} and another {two}".format(one = "placeholder1", two = "placeholder2"))

This code will also give the same output as above.

Posted By -	Karan Gupta

Posted On -	Tuesday, March 5, 2019

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