How can I escape the format string?

Question

Is it possible to use Python\'s str.format(key=value) syntax to replace only certain keys.

Consider this example:

my_string = \'Hello {n         


        

Answer 1

A bit of a simpler workaround which I use:

my_string = 'Hello {name}, my name is {my_name}!'

to_replace = {
    "search_for" : "replace_with",
    "name" : "minerz029",
}

for search_str in to_replace:
    my_string = my_string.replace('{' + search_str + '}', to_replace[search_str])

print(my_string)

This can be expanded easily with more keys in the to_replace dict and wont complain even if the search string doesn't exist. It could probably be improved to offer more of .format()'s features, but it was enough for me.