import string class Test(string.Formatter): def get_field(self, field_name, args, kwargs): #result = string.Formatter.get_field(self, field_name, args, kwargs) result = ('a','a') print 'get_field(',self, field_name, args, kwargs,'):', result return result def get_value(self, key, args, kwargs): print 'get_value(',self, key, args, kwargs,')' return "asd"