How do I add a % symbol to my Python script

Question

Here is my code. I need to add a percent symbol at the end of the print string. I can't get this figured out.

total = 0
counter = 0
while True:
    score = int(input('Enter test score: '))
    if score == 0:
        break
    total += score
    counter += 1
average = total / counter
print('The average is:', format(average, ',.3f'))

Possible duplicate? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10678229/how-can-i-selectively-escape-percent-in-python-strings — Pierre L, Nov 07 '15 at 23:58
@PeterWood It’s a [built-in function](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#format). — poke, Nov 08 '15 at 00:02
@PierreLafortune No, this question doesn’t use percent-formatting. — poke, Nov 08 '15 at 00:03
I agree. There may be a dupe though. The upvoted answer here is only workaround. It doesn't answer the direct question of escaping the percent operator. — Pierre L, Nov 08 '15 at 00:04
@PierreLafortune I think you are overinterpreting this question; there was never a need to escape the percent *symbol*. The second argument to `format` is only for the format specification, characters that should be displayed in the output would never belong there, so you wouldn’t have to escape anything. The unfortunately downvoted answer perfectly explains how to add a percent character at the end of the printed string, as OP is asking for. — poke, Nov 08 '15 at 00:08
@poke tough crowd maybe. I upvoted the answer, maybe it can get more attention. — Pierre L, Nov 08 '15 at 00:11

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 07 '15 at 23:47

The probably best way would be to just use the percent format type:

format(average, '.1%')

# or using string formatting:
'{:.1%}'.format(average)

This already multiplies the average by 100 and will also show a percent sign at the end.

>>> average = .123
>>> print('The average is: {:.1%}'.format(average))
The average is: 12.3%

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 08 '15 at 00:10

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print('The average is: ' + format(average, ',.3f') + '%')

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edited Nov 08 '15 at 00:10

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answered Nov 07 '15 at 23:38

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This *literally* answers the question (albeit not showing the best way to solve the problem), so I’m giving it an upvote. – poke Nov 08 '15 at 00:10
plus one for answering the question directly. – Pierre L Nov 08 '15 at 00:11

How do I add a % symbol to my Python script

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