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14 changes: 7 additions & 7 deletions doc/source/io.rst
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Expand Up @@ -2541,17 +2541,17 @@ The right-hand side of the sub-expression (after a comparison operator) can be:
string = "HolyMoly'"
store.select('df', 'index == %s' % string)

The latter will **not** work and will raise a ``SyntaxError``.Note that
there's a single quote followed by a double quote in the ``string``
variable.
The latter will **not** work and will raise a ``SyntaxError``.Note that
there's a single quote followed by a double quote in the ``string``
variable.

If you *must* interpolate, use the ``'%r'`` format specifier
If you *must* interpolate, use the ``'%r'`` format specifier

.. code-block:: python
.. code-block:: python

store.select('df', 'index == %r' % string)
store.select('df', 'index == %r' % string)

which will quote ``string``.
which will quote ``string``.


Here are some examples:
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