Python: not all arguments converted during string formatted

Question

import datetime

now = datetime.date.today()
now = str(now)
index = open('/var/www/index.html', 'a')
index.write('<br> $s,' %now)
index.close()

I keep getting the error.

Martijn Pieters · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-21 16:41:41Z

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You need to use the correct format:

index.write('<br> %s,' %now)

That's %s, not $s.

answered Mar 21, 2014 at 16:41

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:20:52Z

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index.write('<br> {now},'.format(now=now))

.format is much better than string-formatting see this

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answered Mar 21, 2014 at 16:44

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