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How do I get Python to force 'a' and 'b' into strings so that a + ":" + b concatenates instead of trying to add?

May 19th, 2000 00:53
unknown unknown, Andy Lester, Remco Gerlich, Martijn Faassen, Scott

The str() function.

a = 1
b = 2
str(a) + ":" + str(b)

Or use the % operator, of course.

str = "%d:%d" % (a,b)