Format string with list in Python3

Question

Lets say I have string: s = '{1} goes to {0}'

And I want to format this string with list: l = ['Hollywood', 'Frankie']

I cannot modify string and list both. Is there way to write simple piece of code to handle this case?

PS. I know about question "Python Format String with List", but it is not what Im asking.

blhsing · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-18 11:39:05Z

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Use the unpack operator * when passing the list to the format method.

s = '{1} goes to {0}'
l = ['Hollywood', 'Frankie']
print(s.format(*l))

This outputs:

Frankie goes to Hollywood

answered Jul 18, 2018 at 11:39

blhsing

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