How do I print '%' in a string that has '%s' in it?

Question

I would like the output to be this

I'm using '%s' to print this out: hello!

My code:

print "I'm using %s to print this out: %s" % "hello!"

This returns an error.

While that level of detail wasn't needed for this question, "it's returning an error" isn't very useful. Show *exactly* what you tried, and *exactly* what the error was. — Charles Duffy, Feb 11 '16 at 14:41

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 11 '16 at 14:40

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Put a second % before the literal one:

print "I'm using %%s to print this out: %s" % "hello!"

This isn't a Python-specific solution: C's printf, and other analogues (such as the shell printf) work the same way.

answered Feb 11 '16 at 14:40

Charles Duffy

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