Correct behavior?

Hello: I have next Python 2.5.1 instructions: >>> a=12.34 >>> b=11.23 >>> print a+b 23.57 >>> print "%15.2f" % (a+b) 23.57 But: >>> print "%15.2f" % a+b Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in TypeError: cannot concatenate 'str' and 'float' objects Is this correct fo

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