Unknown programming error?

Question

I have tried over and over again in order to get my code to work, but it just hasn't.

ename = "Blue Slime"
ehp = 5
edf = 0
eatk = 1
print ("A % has appeared!") % ('ename')
print ("Enemy Stats:")
print ("HP = %") % ('ehp')
print ("DF = %") % ('edf')
print ("ATK = %") % ('eatk')

When I run it, the program says

ValueError: unsupported format character 'a' (0x61) at index 5

I can't figure out what the issue is, and I would like some help with what I should change.

• Jonathon Reinhart: The error message included line information. Please include it.
• AChampion: You don't need the parens around your strings and you need %s not just %
• Rogue Of Time: That's the fifth line in the code, "print ("A % has appeared!") % ('ename')"

Answer 1

("A % has appeared!") % ('ename')

should be

("A %s has appeared!") % ('ename')

i.e. you need a format specifier s after %. Read up on string formatting again.

• Rogue Of Time: Right as I saw this, I remembered it. I've made stuff like this before, thanks :)

Answer 2

("A % has appeared!") % ('ename') should be

print("A %s has appeared!" % 'ename')