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  • Processing
  • p5.js
  • Processing.py
  • Processing for Android
  • Processing for Pi
  • Processing Foundation
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String Formatting
Examples 
age = 7
animal = 'turtle'
weight = 317.5

# Format string to include animal, age, and weight to one digit after the decimal point.
s = ("This %s is %i years old, and weighs %.1f pounds." % (animal, age, weight))
print(s)
Description Substitute variables in a string using the string format operator % as shown above. Symbols that can be used with % include: %i for integers, %f for floats and %s for strings.
Syntax
	"%s" % "string"
	"%i" % 10 
	"%f" % 10.5
Parameters
%sString: any string
%iint: any int
%ffloat: any float
Related string
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.strip()
.join()
.replace()

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