Can we not use %s anymore?

[wyverngem]

I was running my script for a calendar changer and I noticed that %s isn't working anymore. What gives? First it's not finding the variable, put it inside a init and it's not replacing the image based on the variable.

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I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.

While running game code:
  File "game/script.rpy", line 3, in script
    image cal_background = "cal_%s.png"%month
  File "game/script.rpy", line 3, in <module>
    image cal_background = "cal_%s.png"%month
NameError: name 'month' is not defined

-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------

Full traceback:
  File "game/script.rpy", line 3, in script
    image cal_background = "cal_%s.png"%month
  File "G:\Creative\VN\Renpy\renpy\ast.py", line 980, in execute
    img = renpy.python.py_eval_bytecode(self.code.bytecode)
  File "G:\Creative\VN\Renpy\renpy\python.py", line 1937, in py_eval_bytecode
    return eval(bytecode, globals, locals)
  File "game/script.rpy", line 3, in <module>
    image cal_background = "cal_%s.png"%month
NameError: name 'month' is not defined

Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1
Ren'Py 7.1.3.1092
small_calander 1.0
Tue Jan 22 21:05:33 2019

[Imperf3kt]

image cal_background = "cal_%s.png"%month

Doesn't look right to me, why is %month outside the quotation?

[trooper6]

Also % is Python script (though Python is now using format rather than %)...image is a Renpy line...so you can just do:

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default month = "june"
image cal_background = "cal_[month].png"

[Remix]

Your error incidentally just says month is not defined, it does not say the %s isn't working... maybe add a - default month = "jan" - in your script.

I would though advise starting to use the syntax that trooper6 suggested.

[wyverngem]

Also % is Python script (though Python is now using format rather than %)...image is a Renpy line...so you can just do:

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default month = "june"
image cal_background = "cal_[month].png"

I'm not familiar with format, sadly.

I reviewed my code and I think it was because I was trying to use add cal_background on my screen instead of just add "cal %s"%month. However, add "cal [month]" works in a screen as well. I am really not sure since I tossed the original code. However, when I do remember it telling me that month wasn't defined when I was using default month right before it on the screen.

Anyways, it's working now.