Python Simple Conversion:

The simple conversion, with only a conversion type, is really easy to use:

>>> 'Using str: %s' % 99L

'Using str: 99'

>>> 'Using repr: %r' % 99L

'Using repr: 99L'

>>> 'Price of eggs: $%d' % 42

'Price of eggs: $42'

>>> 'Hexadecimal price of eggs: %x' % 42

'Hexadecimal price of eggs: 2a'

>>> from math import pi

>>> 'Pi: %f...' % pi

'Pi: 3.141593...'

>>> 'Very inexact estimate of pi: %i' % pi

'Very inexact estimate of pi: 3'