Python print variable not enough arguments for format string [duplicate]

Question

i have a piece of code that just prints a username from a json list and a password is randomly generated

print ('sending username %s and password %s' % username, password)

But i get the following error:

        print ('sending username %s and password %s' % username, password)
TypeError: not enough arguments for format string

print ('sending username %s and password %s' % (username, password))? — Rakesh
– Rakesh, Commented Jun 11, 2019 at 15:45

ForceBru · Accepted Answer · 2019-06-11 15:46:37Z

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print ('sending username %s and password %s' % username, password) means:

call print with two arguments:

'sending username %s and password %s' % username

password

The first string doesn't get enough formatting arguments (one instead of two). You meant to use a tuple:

'sending username %s and password %s' % (username, password)

answered Jun 11, 2019 at 15:46

ForceBru

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