Change string format delimeters in python

Question

I'd like to template out some config files, but they are not compatible with python's "this is a {template}".format(template='string') formatting

eg. curly braces are part of the config (nginx config).

Can you change the delimiters to something else?

eg, 'this is a [template]'.format(template='string')

AFAIK, it's not impossible to overwrite the format() method. — Maggy May
– Maggy May, Commented May 8, 2013 at 5:59

yarbelk · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-08 06:00:12Z

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The solution is to use string.Template, and remember to escape all the $'s http://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#template-strings

answered May 8, 2013 at 6:00

yarbelk

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