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Re: new string formatting with local variables

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From Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au>
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Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> writes:

> print "{solo} was captured by {jabba}".format(**locals()) # RIGHT

I tend to use ‘u"foo {bar} baz".format(**vars())’, since ‘vars’ can also
take the namespace of an object. I only need to remember one “give me
the namespace” function for formatting.

> You must use prefix-** in the call to unpack the mapping as keyword
> arguments. Note that using locals() like this isn't best-practice.

Who says so, and do you find their argument convincing? Do you have a
reference for that so we can see why?

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Re: new string formatting with local variables Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2011-06-06 09:21 -0700
  Re: new string formatting with local variables Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-06-07 10:11 +1000
    Re: new string formatting with local variables Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-06-06 18:31 -0600
    Re: new string formatting with local variables Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-06-06 18:38 -0600
    Re: new string formatting with local variables Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-06-07 03:57 +0000
      Re: new string formatting with local variables Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-06-07 17:47 +1000

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