What does %s mean in a python format string?

It is a string formatting syntax (which it borrows from C). Please see “PyFormat”: Python supports formatting values into strings. Although this can include very complicated expressions, the most basic usage is to insert values into a string with the %s placeholder. Edit: Here is a really simple example: The %s token allows me to insert (and potentially format) a string. … Read more

How to format strings in Java

In addition to String.format, also take a look java.text.MessageFormat. The format less terse and a bit closer to the C# example you’ve provided and you can use it for parsing as well. For example: A nicer example takes advantage of the varargs and autoboxing improvements in Java 1.5 and turns the above into a one-liner: MessageFormat is … Read more