Python requests and variable payload

Question

Reticulated members,

I am attempting to use a GET method that is supported against the endpoint. However, I am using python and wanting to pass the user raw_input that is assigned to a variable:

uid = raw_input('Enter username: ')
payload = {'q': %s} % uid

where 'q' is the key and '%s' is the value for the query string. PS is throwing a syntax error pointing to %s.

Any suggestions please.

Answer 1

% is a string operator, you are attempting to use it on a dict. also you are passing %s as is and not as a string '%s'

what you can do is either

payload = {'q': uid}

or if you insist on using formatting

payload = {'q': '%s'% uid}