Python print variable not enough arguments for format string

Question

i have a piece of code that just prints a username from a json list and a password is randomly generated

print ('sending username %s and password %s' % username, password)

But i get the following error:

        print ('sending username %s and password %s' % username, password)
TypeError: not enough arguments for format string

`print ('sending username %s and password %s' % (username, password))`? — Rakesh, Jun 11 '19 at 15:45

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 11 '19 at 15:46

print ('sending username %s and password %s' % username, password) means:

call print with two arguments:

'sending username %s and password %s' % username

password

The first string doesn't get enough formatting arguments (one instead of two). You meant to use a tuple:

'sending username %s and password %s' % (username, password)

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