Python error not enough arguments for format string

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Can anyone tell me whats wrong with this:

put(('%s%s.tar.gz' % config.SERVER_PROJECT_PATH, config.RELEASE))

TypeError: not enough arguments for format string

I just want insert two variables in to the string, is my syntax correct?

Martijn Pieters · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-05 15:06:01Z

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You need to put the two values in a tuple:

put('%s%s.tar.gz' % (config.SERVER_PROJECT_PATH, config.RELEASE))

otherwise Python sees this as two separate expressions to form a tuple, '%s%s.tar.gz' % config.SERVER_PROJECT_PATH and config.RELEASE.

answered Mar 5, 2014 at 15:06

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Robin Krahl · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-05 15:07:20Z

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The syntax is incorrect. The string formatting arguments must be a tuple. You are creating a tuple with the formatted string and the second formatting argument. Use this instead:

put("%s%s.tar.gz" % (config.SERVER_PROJECT_PATH, config.RELEASE))

answered Mar 5, 2014 at 15:07

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