>>> 'Hello, %s' % 'world'
'Hello, world'
>>> 'Hi, %s, you have $%d.' % ('Michael', 1000000)
'Hi, Michael, you have $1000000.'
In [1]: '{0},{1}'.format('kzc',18)
Out[1]: 'kzc,18'
In [2]: '{},{}'.format('kzc',18)
Out[2]: 'kzc,18'
In [3]: '{1},{0},{1}'.format('kzc',18)
Out[3]: '18,kzc,18'