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Re: What meaning of this ""hello %s you are %s years old" % x"

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> That's not tuple%tuple, but rather string%tuple.  And string%tuple is 
> the older method of formatting an output string from a template and a 
> tuple of values.  See 
> https://docs.python.org/2/library/stdtypes.html#string-formatting for 
> details.
> 
> However, if you are just learning Python, you should probably use the 
> *newer* formatting operations.  See 
> https://docs.python.org/3.3/library/string.html#formatspec for details 
> of that.

Do you know what was the reason/consideration to switch to a new formatting operation? Ability to have custom formatters with an own __format__ method?

Regards,
Albert-Jan

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What meaning of this ""hello %s you are %s years old" % x" fl <rxjwg98@gmail.com> - 2014-07-27 11:49 -0700
  Re: What meaning of this ""hello %s you are %s years old" % x" Gary Herron <gary.herron@islandtraining.com> - 2014-07-27 13:02 -0700
  Re: What meaning of this ""hello %s you are %s years old" % x" Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> - 2014-07-27 14:37 -0700
  Re: What meaning of this ""hello %s you are %s years old" % x" Albert-Jan Roskam <fomcl@yahoo.com> - 2014-07-28 00:41 -0700
  Re: What meaning of this ""hello %s you are %s years old" % x" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-07-28 17:58 +1000

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