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Placing a Python variable inline

Forgive this rather basic Python question, but I literally have very little Python experience. I'm create a basic Python script for use with Kodi:

http://kodi.wiki/view/List_of_built-in_functions

Example code:

import kodi

variable = "The value to use in PlayMedia"

kodi.executebuiltin("PlayMedia(variable)")
kodi.executebuiltin("PlayerControl(RepeatAll)")

Rather than directly providing a string value for the function PlayMedia, I want to pass a variable as the value instead. The idea is another process may modify the variable value with sed so it can't be static.

Really simple, but can someone point me in the right direction?

Solution

  • It's simple case of string formatting.

    template = "{}({})"
functionName = "function"  # e.g. input from user
arg = "arg"  # e.g. input from user
formatted = template.format(functionName, arg)
assert formatted == "function(arg)"
kodi.executebuiltin(formatted)