Python string special formatting characters

Question

How can you do the following code?

example = "%%(test)%" % {'test':'name',}
print example

If the desired result is: "% name%"

thanks

Answer 1

An alternative is to use the new Advanced String Formatting

>>> example = "%{test}%".format(test="name")
>>> print example
%name%

Answer 2

example = "%%%(test)s%%" % {'test':'name',}
print example

%(key)sis a placeholder for the string identified key. %%performs %when using an operator %.