Ren'Py renpy.random.choice and variables

[LoafyLemon]

Is it possible to read variables through renpy.random.choice function? As of now it prints raw variable [name] but it should print Steve instead.

Example code:

define npc = Character("Jake")

$ name = "Steve"
$ Text = renpy.random.choice([
    "Okay, [name].",       
    "Alright, [name].",
    "If you say so, [name]."
    ])

npc "[Text]"

 

[smix8]

this should work

init:
    define npc = Character("Jake")

    $ name = "Steve"
    $ randomtext = renpy.random.choice([
        "Okay, [name!t].",       
        "Alright, [name!t].",
        "If you say so, [name!t]."
        ])
        
label start:
    npc "%(randomtext)s"

 

[xj47]

you can achieve the same effect using python string interpolation. Basically if you have a string like "Hello %s", then "Hello %s" % "there" would produce a "Hello there" string. So you add a placeholder with '%s' and insert a value with the '%' operator. (that's the short explanation anyway)

In your example you could write:

define npc = Character("Jake")

$ name = "Steve"
$ Text = renpy.random.choice([
    "Okay, %s." % name,       
    "Alright, %s." % name,
    "If you say so, %s." % name
    ])

npc "[Text]"

or

define npc = Character("Jake")

$ name = "Steve"
$ Text = renpy.random.choice([
    "Okay, %s.",       
    "Alright, %s.",
    "If you say so, %s."
    ]) % name

npc "[Text]"

In example 1 the substitution is performed when the list is build while in example 2 the substitution is performed after an item has been picked from the list.

 

[LoafyLemon]

All three examples work flawlessly. I ended up using xj47's second method because it suits my needs best and seems to be the least performance heavy. Thank you both for help!

 

[anne O'nymous]

All these solutions are great, but no one thought about the (apparently not this) obvious : The name is a constant in all the strings.

init python
   name = "Steve"
        
label start:
    $  text = renpy.random.choice( [ "Okay, ",  "Alright, ","If you say so, " ] )
    npc "[text][name]."

or even :

label start:
    npc "%s [name]." % renpy.random.choice( [ "Okay, ",  "Alright, ","If you say so, " ] )