Can you have variables within triple quotes? If so, how?

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This is probably a very simple question for some, but it has me stumped. Can you use variables within python's triple-quotes?

In the following example, how do use variables in the text:

wash_clothes = 'tuesdays'
clean_dishes = 'never'

mystring =""" I like to wash clothes on %wash_clothes
I like to clean dishes %clean_dishes
"""

print(mystring)

I would like it to result in:

 I like to wash clothes on tuesdays
     I like to clean dishes never

If not what is the best way to handle large chunks of text where you need a couple variables, and there is a ton of text and special characters?

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7 Answers

Yes! Starting from Python 3.6 you can use the f strings for this: They're interpolated in place, so mystring would have the desired value after the mystring = ... line:

wash_clothes = 'tuesdays'
clean_dishes = 'never'

mystring = f"""I like to wash clothes on {wash_clothes}
I like to clean dishes {clean_dishes}
"""

print(mystring)

Should you need to add a literal { or } in the string, you would just double it:

if use_squiggly:
    kind = 'squiggly'
else:
    kind = 'curly'

print(f"""The {kind} brackets are:
  - '{{', or the left {kind} bracket
  - '}}', or the right {kind} bracket
""")

would print, depending on the value of use_squiggly, either

The squiggly brackets are:
  - '{', or the left squiggly bracket
  - '}', or the right squiggly bracket

or

The curly brackets are:
  - '{', or the left curly bracket
  - '}', or the right curly bracket
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Pass multiple args in simple way

wash_clothes = 'tuesdays'
clean_dishes = 'never'
a=""" I like to wash clothes on %s I like to clean dishes %s"""%(wash_clothes,clean_dishes)
print(a)
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