Formatting containers using format() in Python

Last Updated : 06 Mar, 2023

Let us see how to format containers that were accessed through __getitem__ or getattr() using the format() method in Python.

Accessing containers that support getitem

a) For Dictionaries

Python3

# creating a dictionary
founder = {'Apple': 'Steve Jobs', 'Microsoft': 'Bill Gates'}

# formatting
print('{f[Microsoft]} {f[Apple]}'.format(f = founder))

Output :

Bill Gates Steve Jobs

f[Microsoft] is replaced by Bill Gates and f[Apple] is replaced by Steve Jobs.

b) For lists

Python3

# creating a list
list_items = [1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11]

# formatting
print('{l[3]} {l[5]}'.format(l = list_items))

Output :

7 11

Accessing attributes on objects that support getattr()

a) For Class

Python3

# creating a class
class Program(object):
    language = 'Python'

# formatting
print('{p.language}'.format(p = Program()))

Output :

Python

p.language is replaced by Python as language is an attribute of Program

Accessing the nested structure

Python3

# creating a class
class Program(object):
    language = 'Python'
    
    # creating a dictionary
    versions = [{'version': '1'}, {'version': '2'}, {'version': '3'}]

# formatting
print('{p.language}: {p.versions[2][version]}'.format(p = Program()))

Output :

Python: 3

Formatting containers using format() in Python

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Formatting containers using format() in Python

Accessing containers that support __getitem__

a) For Dictionaries

b) For lists

Accessing attributes on objects that support getattr()

a) For Class

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