'''
    formattedstrings.py
    Jeff Ondich, 2013-01-05
    Updated for Python 3, 2019-01-04

    Demonstrates formatted strings (surprise!).

    Intended as the Python half of parallel examples in Python and
    Java. See FormattedStrings.java.
'''

n = 701
x = 3.0 / 7.0
animal = 'gerenuk'

announcement1 = 'The animal: {0}'.format(animal)
announcement2 = 'The integer: {0:d} (decimal), {1:X} (hexadecimal)'.format(n, n)
announcement3 = 'The real number with 2, then 3 digits past the decimal point: {0:.2f}, {1:.3f}'.format(x, x)

print(announcement1)
print(announcement2)
print(announcement3)