# is the difference between print(" %d, %d, buckle my shoe" % (1,2)) # and print(" %d, " + " %d, buckle my shoe" % (1,2)) # a bug or a feature?
First output ... print(" %d " + " %d, buckle my shoe" % (1,2)) Second output TypeError: not all arguments converted during string formatting Version Info: Python 2.5.1 (r251:54863, Oct 30 2007, 13:54:11) [GCC 4.1.2 20070925 (Red Hat 4.1.2-33)] on linux2 also Python 2.5.2 (r252:60911, Feb 21 2008, 13:11:45) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list