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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 09:02:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: Yingjie Lan <lanyjie@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: string interpolation for python
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>> =A0 In that case you should re-think the delimiters, so that you have=0A=
=0A>> =A0 something=0A>>  that can be nested.=A0 An example (example only, =
I'm not in love with it =0A> as=0A>>  a final form):=0A=0AHaven't really th=
ought about that. Nesting is a big=A0=0Aissue if=A0in the embedded expressi=
on, there is another=A0=0Adynamic string expression. For example (the first=
=0A'%' immediately preceding the first quote denotes=0Athe start of a dynam=
ic string expression)::=0A=0A>>> first_name, family_name =3D "Peter", "John=
s"=0A>>> %"Hi $ first_name+%", $family_name$" $!"=0A=0A'Hi Peter, Johns!'=
=0A=0AHowever, nesting is really cluttering things up and=0Awe should forbi=
d it without loosing power:=0AThe above example can be done without nesting=
:=0A>>>=A0>>> %"Hi $ first_name$, $family_name$!"=0A'Hi Peter, Johns!'=0A=
=0ACan you offer an example where nesting is=A0=0Abetter or necessary?=0A=
=0ACheers,=0AYingjie