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I have:

inventory = ["shoes, 12, 29.99", "shirts, 20, 9.99", "sweatpants, 25, 15.00", "scarves, 13, 7.75"]
for item in inventory:
    print('The store has {1} {0}, each for {2} USD'.format(item))

and I am trying to get: The store has 12 shoes, each for 29.99 USD . . .

the value of item in each iteration of the loop is just a string, you need it to be a list or tuple that can be used to replace your placeholders — Chris Doyle
– Chris Doyle, Commented Jan 4, 2021 at 12:14
Does this answer your question? How to Print items in a List of Strings using the format method in Python 3 — brunns
– brunns, Commented Jan 4, 2021 at 12:34

U13-Forward · Accepted Answer · 2021-01-04 12:18:35Z

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Try using split:

inventory = ["shoes, 12, 29.99", "shirts, 20, 9.99", "sweatpants, 25, 15.00", "scarves, 13, 7.75"]
for item in inventory:
    print('The store has {1} {0}, each for {2} USD'.format(*item.split(', ')))

Output:

The store has 12 shoes, each for 29.99 USD
The store has 20 shirts, each for 9.99 USD
The store has 25 sweatpants, each for 15.00 USD
The store has 13 scarves, each for 7.75 USD

answered Jan 4, 2021 at 12:18

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sahasrara62 · Accepted Answer · 2021-01-04 12:17:28Z

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you need to split the item in for loop, so that you can use those value in .format method.

inventory = ["shoes, 12, 29.99", "shirts, 20, 9.99", "sweatpants, 25, 15.00", "scarves, 13, 7.75"]
for item in inventory:
    print('The store has {1} {0}, each for {2} USD'.format(*item.split(',')))

answered Jan 4, 2021 at 12:17

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