%s = send object to str() first then drop it into the string
%r = send object to repr() first then drop it into the string
pretty straightforward:
>>> x = 'foo'
>>> str(x)
'foo'
>>> repr(x)
"'foo'"
why do people do %r at all? to get the quotes for free: :-)
>>> x = 'Python'
>>> print "What is this '%s' language?" % x
What is this 'Python' language?
>>> print "What is this %r language?" % x
What is this 'Python' language?
cheers,
-- wesley
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