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Python

Peter Jonsson
Peter Jonsson
1,743 Points
Posted by Peter Jonsson
Peter Jonsson
1,743 Points

Format works but I do not understand what Im doing really. And what is the advantage compared to ordinary print? 

print (" well thanks anyways,  {}!".format(user_name))

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,783 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,783 Points

From my perspective, the main advantage is in using tokens in the template string to represent where variables are to be displayed along with literal text.

Later, you will learn another technique called format strings, or "f-strings" that takes this concept to an even more advanced level. Here's a preview:

print (" well thanks anyways,  {}!".format(user_name))    // using format
print(f" well thanks anyways,  {user_name}!")             // same using f-string