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7 changes: 5 additions & 2 deletions ...ite/content/03-intermediate-python/60-command-line-tools/10-advanced-strings.md
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Expand Up @@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ Note how the second one is padded with extra spaces - the number is four charact
Sometimes it's easier to break up large statements into multiple lines. Just prepend every line with `f`:

```python
>>> name = 'Nina'
>>> pi = 3.14
>>> foodl = 'pie'
>>> message = (
... f"Hello, my name is {name}. "
... f"I can calculate pi to two places: {pi:4.3}. "
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### `str.format()` and `%` formatting

Python has two older methods of string formatting that you'll probably come across at some point. `str.format()` is the more verbose older cousin to f-strings - variables appear in brackets in the string but must be passed in to the `format()` call. For example:
Python has two older methods for string formatting that you'll probably come across at some point. `str.format()` is the more verbose older cousin to `f-strings` - variables appear in brackets in the string but must be passed in to the `format()` call. For example:

```python
>>> name = "Nina"
Expand All @@ -98,4 +101,4 @@ Note that the variable name inside the string is local to the string - it must b
>>> name = "Nina"
>>> print("Hello, my name is %s" % name)
Hello, my name is Nina
```
```