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Re: Yet another Python textbook

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Subject Re: Yet another Python textbook
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On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 4:03 AM, Colin J. Williams <cjw@ncf.ca> wrote:
> On 20/11/2012 4:00 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
>> To the OP: jmf has an unnatural hatred of Python 3.3 and PEP 393
>> strings. Take no notice; the rest of the world sees this as a huge
>> advantage. Python is now in a VERY small group of languages (I'm aware
>> of just one other) that have absolutely proper Unicode handling *and*
>> efficient string handling.
>>
>> ChrisA
>>
> It's interesting to see that someone else finds the format function to be a
> pain.  Perhaps the problem lies with the documentation.

Hang on, what? I'm not sure where the format function comes in. I was
referring to the underlying representation.

That said, though, I'm just glad that %-formatting is staying. It's an
extremely expressive string formatting method, and exists in many
languages (thanks to C's heritage). Pike's version is insanely
powerful, Python's is more like C's, but all three are compact and
convenient.

str.format(), on the other hand, is flexible. It strikes me as rather
more complicated than a string formatting function needs to be, but
that may be a cost of its flexibility.

ChrisA

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Re: Yet another Python textbook Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-11-20 19:09 +1100
  Re: Yet another Python textbook wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2012-11-20 06:57 -0800
    Re: Yet another Python textbook Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-11-21 08:00 +1100
      Re: Yet another Python textbook wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2012-11-21 06:49 -0800
      Re: Yet another Python textbook wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2012-11-21 06:49 -0800
      Re: Yet another Python textbook "Colin J. Williams" <cjw@ncf.ca> - 2012-11-21 12:03 -0500
        Re: Yet another Python textbook Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-11-22 09:17 +1100
          Re: Yet another Python textbook "Colin J. Williams" <cjw@ncf.ca> - 2012-11-22 07:24 -0500
            Re: Yet another Python textbook Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-11-22 11:27 -0700
              Re: Yet another Python textbook "Colin J. Williams" <cjw@ncf.ca> - 2012-11-22 17:41 -0500
                Re: Yet another Python textbook Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-11-23 03:26 +0000
            Re: Yet another Python textbook Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-11-22 17:12 -0500
        Re: Yet another Python textbook Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2012-11-21 17:58 -0500
        Re: Yet another Python textbook Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-11-21 16:11 -0700
        Re: Yet another Python textbook Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-11-21 23:26 +0000
        Re: Yet another Python textbook Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-11-21 23:32 +0000
        Re: Yet another Python textbook Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-11-21 17:19 -0700
        Re: Yet another Python textbook Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-11-21 23:04 -0500
    Re: Yet another Python textbook Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-11-20 21:55 +0000
    Re: Yet another Python textbook Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-11-21 09:25 +1100

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