Keyword arguments doesn't work

[corpix]

Can't get kwargs to work for format.
Documentation says that this function signature is:

format(value, *args, **kwargs)

So my template is:

{{ '%(foo)s — %(bar)s' | format(foo=1, bar=2) }}

I'm getting TypeError while trying to run it:

  File "/<erased>/.venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/jinja2/filters.py", line 545, in do_format
    return soft_unicode(value) % (kwargs or args)
TypeError: format requires a mapping

And it's normal because kwargs in do_format filter doesn't get filled at all.
What am I doing wrong?

[kooky]

It works for me. (Note, I had to change your fancy - sign for a normal one)

from jinja2 import Template

template =Template(""" {{ '%(foo)s - %(bar)s' | format(foo=1, bar=2) }}  """)
print(template.render())

$ python j2.py 
 1 - 2 

What is the reason for using format, rather than just using the variables directly in {{ }} ?

[corpix]

I have '%(foo)s — %(bar)s' in variable and it looks more complex in my template, thats was just example.

Found the root of a problem, there is another format call without kwargs. Thats causes this issue, sorry it's my fault.