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The parentheses are unnecessary if the expression is just a variable:
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now = "IMPORTANT"
print("Tomorrow will be $now")
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String interpolation kicks in for both double and triple quoted strings:
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print("Now is $(date.Now).")
print("Tomorrow will be $(date.Now + 1d)")
print("""
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Life, the Universe and Everything: $(len('answer to life the universe and everything')).
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""")
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You can scape the $ character to prevent interpolation:
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print("Now is \$(date.Now).") # outputs: Now is $(date.Now).
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You don't need to scape the $ char when it is not followed by the ( charactera space:
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print("Calabresa R$ 4,50.")
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Interpolation doesn't kick in inside single quoted strings:
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print('Now is $(date.Now).') # outputs: Now is $(date.Now).
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Boo also has the "%" (modulus) operator as shorthand for .NET/Mono's string.Format method. This is a little more similar to Python's string interpolation, too.
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s = "Right now it is {0}. Say hi to {1}."
print s % (date.Now, "Mary")
//the above is basically shorthand for .NET's string.Format method:
mystr = string.Format("x = {0}, y = {1}", x, y)
//You can also pass the same parameters to Console.Write or WriteLine
//if you just want to print out a formatted string:
System.Console.WriteLine("x = {0}, y = {1}", x, y)
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This tip suggested by Arron Washington. You can combine the two above techniques to get the best of both, like in this example:
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first = "Reed"
last = "H"
age = 2
print "$first $last is {0:00} years old." % (age,)
//--> Reed H is 02 years old.
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Another way is to pass formatting codes to the ToString method:
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print age.ToString("00")
//--> 02
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