.. getthecode:: strings.py
    :language: python3
    :hidden:

=========
 Strings
=========

This page contains a memo on strings.


.. code-block:: py3

    import decimal
    
    from Tools import *
    

Formatted string literals
-------------------------

:frompy:`3.6`

`PEP 498 - Formatted string literals <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0498>`_


.. code-block:: py3

    name = "Fred"
    print(f"He said his name is {name}.")

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    He said his name is Fred.
    

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    width = 10
    precision = 4
    value = decimal.Decimal("12.34567")
    print(f"result: {value:{width}.{precision}}") # nested fields

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    result:      12.35