Using arrays with python's string.format()

Question

How can I use string.format() in a fashion such that:

line = 'first {0}, second {1}'
print(line.format([1,2]))

would print first 1 second 2.

Note that explicitly numbering the format fields was only necessary in Python 2.6. All modern versions of Python will do it for you, so you only need: line = 'first {}, second {}' — user2555451
– user2555451, Commented Jan 21, 2015 at 3:26

alecxe · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-21 03:22:47Z

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>>> line = 'first {0}, second {1}'
>>> l = [1, 2]
>>> print(line.format(*l))
first 1, second 2

answered Jan 21, 2015 at 3:22

alecxe

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Naming variables l is generally best avoided to avoid confusion between I, l and 1 </pedant>