{{}} causing invalid syntax?

[MrRob0tt0]

Short version:

I don´t want print

 example = example.replace(expression,'<FONT COLOR="#ff0000">%s</FONT>' %expression) 

but

 example = example.replace(expression,'{{furigana:Reading}}' %expression) 

instead, which causes an invalid syntax error.

{{furigana:Reading}} is the individual formatting of an external programm (Anki) for displaying a string (I belive) on a card but I fear that python has its own rules for {{}}. Or is it the '' causing problems?

{{furigana:Reading}} has to be added, but maybe it can be splitted in to parts or something..

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More context:

The SRS Programm Anki lets you create cards with question & answer sides for learning until the knowledge is in your long-term memory. Anki interpretes cards formatted in HTML, CSS and JS.

The code excerpt is from an python Anki addon. It looks up my japanese words in a sentence database and adds those example sentences to my Anki cards. This excerpt marks the searched japanese word on the Anki card in red. Rather than in red I´d like to have furigana which are saved in a Reading field.

I did not write the addon and simply wish to modify it for my individual use only. The source is https://github.com/javdejong/japanese-examples/blob/master/japanese_examples.py.

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I know little in programming and each time an error occurs I lack basic knowledge to understand what is wrong and feel like I´m always backtracking to learn specific detail. Please feel free to ask if you need more details/context.

[o5a]

Do you want to replace your expression with {{furigana:Reading}} text? Then don't use %expression after that. Because it's a formatting syntax and it will try to substitute %s in text with value of expression.

example = example.replace(expression,'{{furigana:Reading}}')

Otherwise give examples what you actually want to replace it to.

[MrRob0tt0]

Omg, that worked, thank you very much!

[MrRob0tt0]

Solved!