Lucas Machado wrote in news:1113606334.524947.54630 @l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com in comp.lang.python:
> str1 = "[%s%s]\n\tpath = /mnt/samba/%s%s/\%U" % (list[0], list[1], > list[0], list[1]) > In a format string use '%%' for a single % char': str1 = "[%s%s]\n\tpath = /mnt/samba/%s%s/%%U" % (list[0], list[1],list[0], list[1]) Rob. -- http://www.victim-prime.dsl.pipex.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list