Python escape "{}" symbol [duplicate]

Question

I have a string in which i am using string formatting:

'SELECT {} FROM {} WHERE country={} AND \{\}'.format("apples", "tables","home")

Currently this doesnt work though; How to escape the { and } so that the string prints:

SELECT apples FROM tables WHERE country=home AND {}

?

How about 'SELECT {} FROM {} WHERE country={} AND {}'.format("apples", "tables","home", "{}") ? — karthikr
– karthikr, Commented Jan 2, 2017 at 5:31

Mureinik · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-02 05:31:12Z

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You can escape the {} sequence by using {{}}:

>>> 'SELECT {} FROM {} WHERE country={} AND {{}}'.format("apples", "tables","home")
'SELECT apples FROM tables WHERE country=home AND {}'

answered Jan 2, 2017 at 5:31

Mureinik

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