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In Python3, I'd like to write a blanket message that goes to all items in the list (names of dinner guests, in this case) without having to print each message individually.

For example, if the list is: 

guest_list = ['John', 'Joe', 'Jack']

I want it to print this line below using each person's name without having to individually print the message 3 times: 

print("Hello, " + *name of guest from the list above here* + "! We have found a bigger table!")

Desired Result: 

Hello, John! We have found a bigger table! 
Hello, Joe! We have found a bigger table! 
Hello, Jack! We have found a bigger table!

Is this possible? If so, how? Thanks to any help offered!

Gabriel M
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If you want to do only one print:

guest_list = ['John', 'Joe', 'Jack']
result_str = ['Hello {}! We have found a bigger table!'.format(guest) for guest in guest_list]
print(result_str.join('\n'))
Aurora Wang
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You can use a simple for loop:

guest_list = ['John', 'Joe', 'Jack']
for x in guest_list:
    print("Hello, " + x + "! We have found a bigger table!")

Hello, John! We have found a bigger table!

Hello, Joe! We have found a bigger table!

Hello, Jack! We have found a bigger table!

Daniel Farrell
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Torin M.
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you can do the following:

for x in guest_list:
    print("Hello, %s! We have found a bigger table!" %x)

Where %s allows you to insert a string format which is replaced by the variable I am passing to it.

d_kennetz
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