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Simple error while inserting variable . Can't seem to figure it out ! meaning and word are of type str . 

rest_command = "display notification \'%s\' with title \'%s\'", %(meaning[0],word[0])
os.system(osascript -e + rest_command)

Error:

File "word-scraper.py", line 20
    rest_command = "display notification \'%s\' with title \'%s\'", %(meaning[0],word[0])
                                                                    ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
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    What's the comma in aid of? Commented May 7, 2015 at 12:11

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Get rid of the comma

>>> "display notification \'%s\' with title \'%s\'" % (meaning[0],word[0])
"display notification 'hello' with title 'foo'"

Or use format

>>> "display notification \'{}\' with title \'{}\'".format(meaning[0],word[0])
"display notification 'hello' with title 'foo'"
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You don't need the comma between the string and the '%'.

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