In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, jeremito wrote:

> I have the following in my code
> 
> a = (1,2,3)
> print "a = %s" %a
> 
> But when I run this, I get:
> 
> TypeError: not all arguments converted during string formatting
> 
> Now I realize why this happens, a is actually 3 elements when the print
> statement is only expecting to print one value.  I tried
> 
> print "a = %s" %(a)
> 
> but I got the same error.
> 
> How can I print a tuple with a single string format?

Put the tuple in a tuple:

print 'a = %s" % (a,)

And remember: not the parenthesis create a tuple but the comma!

Ciao,
        Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch
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