print('That is %d %s bird!' % (1, 'dead'))
print('%(qty)d more %(food)s' % {'qty': 1, 'food': 'spam'})
print('{motto}, {0} and {food}'.format('ham', motto='spam', food='eggs'))
print('%(motto)s, %(pork)s and %(food)s' % dict(motto='spam', pork='ham', food='eggs'))
(c) M. Lutts