diff --git a/Tools/idle/GrepDialog.py b/Tools/idle/GrepDialog.py
index 26f1236b22a..61c77c34938 100644
--- a/Tools/idle/GrepDialog.py
+++ b/Tools/idle/GrepDialog.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class GrepDialog(SearchDialogBase):
         list.sort()
         self.close()
         pat = self.engine.getpat()
-        print "Searching %s in %s ..." % (pat, path)
+        print "Searching %s in %s ..." % (`pat`, path)
         hits = 0
         for fn in list:
             try: