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The format() method was introduced in Python 2.6. Before that, the % (modulo) operator could be
used to get a similar result. Although this method is no longer recommended for new code, you might
come across it in someone else's code. This is what it looks like:

"base string with %s placeholder" % variable

The % (modulo) operator returns a copy of the string where the placeholders indicated by % followed
by a formatting expression are replaced by the variables after the operator.

To replace more than one value, you need to supply the values as a tuple. The formatting expression
must match the value type.

"base string with %d and %d placeholders" % (value1, value2)

Variables can also be replaced by name using a dictionary syntax (you’ll learn about dictionaries in an
upcoming video).

print("%(var1)d %(var2)d" % {"var1":value1, "var2":value2})

The formatting expressions are mostly the same as those of the format() method.

"Item: %s - Amount: %d - Price: %.2f" % (item, amount, price)

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