menu: causing ValueError, unable to have simple menu in game :(

[t3li]

I am getting an unsupported format character error message when my game reaches a menu.

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I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.

While running game code:
  File "game/script.rpy", line 84, in script call
    call beginning
  File "game/story.rpy", line 16, in script
    menu:
ValueError: unsupported format character 'C' (0x43) at index 22

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

Full traceback:
  File "game/script.rpy", line 84, in script call
    call beginning
  File "game/story.rpy", line 16, in script
    menu:
  File "/usr/share/games/renpy/renpy/ast.py", line 1626, in execute
    choice = renpy.exports.menu(choices, self.set, args, kwargs, item_arguments)
  File "/usr/share/games/renpy/renpy/exports.py", line 948, in menu
    label = substitute(label)
  File "/usr/share/games/renpy/renpy/exports.py", line 913, in substitute
    return s % tag_quoting_dict
ValueError: unsupported format character 'C' (0x43) at index 22

Linux-5.3.0-19-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-19.10-eoan
Ren'Py 7.3.2.320
Lost in Transition 1.0
Sat Nov 16 15:10:12 2019

The area of code, that throws the error is:

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    menu:
        "I like to get up early. You have a higher % of success in the morning":
            $ earlyBird = True
        "I like sleep, but have good time management":
            $ timeMan = True

My game has a multiple choice form later in the game similar to what is found at viewtopic.php?t=2899
when I comment out this menu, it works fine. But MENU: doesn't seem to work.
I have reinstalled renpy to check for a corrupted file. And also noticed other snippets of games I have that use python cause the same issue of "ValueErro: unsupported format charact 'C'..."

What is the issue?

[Per K Grok]

I am getting an unsupported format character error message when my game reaches a menu.

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I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.

While running game code:
  File "game/script.rpy", line 84, in script call
    call beginning
  File "game/story.rpy", line 16, in script
    menu:
ValueError: unsupported format character 'C' (0x43) at index 22

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

Full traceback:
  File "game/script.rpy", line 84, in script call
    call beginning
  File "game/story.rpy", line 16, in script
    menu:
  File "/usr/share/games/renpy/renpy/ast.py", line 1626, in execute
    choice = renpy.exports.menu(choices, self.set, args, kwargs, item_arguments)
  File "/usr/share/games/renpy/renpy/exports.py", line 948, in menu
    label = substitute(label)
  File "/usr/share/games/renpy/renpy/exports.py", line 913, in substitute
    return s % tag_quoting_dict
ValueError: unsupported format character 'C' (0x43) at index 22

Linux-5.3.0-19-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-19.10-eoan
Ren'Py 7.3.2.320
Lost in Transition 1.0
Sat Nov 16 15:10:12 2019

The area of code, that throws the error is:

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    menu:
        "I like to get up early. You have a higher % of success in the morning":
            $ earlyBird = True
        "I like sleep, but have good time management":
            $ timeMan = True

My game has a multiple choice form later in the game similar to what is found at viewtopic.php?t=2899
when I comment out this menu, it works fine. But MENU: doesn't seem to work.
I have reinstalled renpy to check for a corrupted file. And also noticed other snippets of games I have that use python cause the same issue of "ValueErro: unsupported format charact 'C'..."

What is the issue?

%

"I like to get up early. You have a higher % of success in the morning":

You could write \% (note that it is backward slash, not the ordinary one)

or you could write

You have a higher chance of success in the morning

[t3li]

Thank you.

I removed the % symbol, and it works now...

[Remix]

In text in Ren'Py, you can also escape a percentage sign by doubling it...

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    eileen "I am 100%%  here"

The same concept (write the character twice) is true of other formatting characters too, like [ written as [[ and { as {{