Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.albasani.net!newsfeed.freenet.ag!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.007 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'operator': 0.03; 'url:pipermail': 0.05; 'method.': 0.07; 'subject:PEP': 0.07; 'string': 0.09; 'deprecated': 0.09; 'lawrence': 0.09; 'modulo': 0.09; 'pep': 0.09; 'python': 0.11; "object's": 0.16; 'specifier': 0.16; 'str.format()': 0.16; 'unlikely': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; '>>>': 0.22; 'to:name:python-list@python.org': 0.22; 'instead.': 0.24; 'received:65.55.116': 0.24; 'skip': 0.24; 'url:moin': 0.24; 'looks': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'idea': 0.28; 'skip:- 40': 0.29; 'url:bugs': 0.29; "i'm": 0.30; 'url:mailman': 0.30; 'url:wiki': 0.31; 'steven': 0.31; 'url:python': 0.33; 'date:': 0.34; "i'd": 0.34; 'but': 0.35; '+0100': 0.36; 'url:listinfo': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'email addr:python.org': 0.37; 'thank': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'fact': 0.38; 'subject:': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'read': 0.60; 'gone': 0.61; 'lost': 0.61; "you're": 0.61; 're:': 0.63; 'more': 0.64; 'love': 0.65; 'email name:python-list': 0.65; 'charset:windows-1252': 0.65; 'idiom': 0.84; 'url:python-dev': 0.84; '2013': 0.98 X-TMN: [VI5/LuCYf6k1Mp+S5MaA/QYeH+1bZ6uK] X-Originating-Email: [carlosnepomuceno@outlook.com] From: Carlos Nepomuceno To: "python-list@python.org" Subject: RE: PEP 378: Format Specifier for Thousands Separator Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 23:02:10 +0300 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: References: , , , , , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 May 2013 20:02:10.0160 (UTC) FILETIME=[13EDF700:01CE565E] X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 35 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1369166599 news.xs4all.nl 15908 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:59906 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:45688 ----------------------------------------=0A= > To: python-list@python.org=0A= > From: breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk=0A= > Subject: Re: PEP 378: Format Specifier for Thousands Separator=0A= > Date: Tue=2C 21 May 2013 20:26:41 +0100=0A= >=0A= > On 21/05/2013 20:13=2C Skip Montanaro wrote:=0A= >>> Thank you=2C but let me rephrase it. I'm already using str.format() but= I'd like to use '%' (BINARY_MODULO) operator instead.=0A= >>=0A= >> That's unlikely to change. If not deprecated already string=0A= >> interpolation using the modulo operator has lost favor to the string=0A= >> object's format method.=0A= >>=0A= =0A= I used to think str.__mod__() was going to be deprecated until Steven told = me it was a myth! Think I got that idea from the own Python docs=2C but it'= s gone by now. Nevermind...=0A= =0A= The fact is I have no need for str.format(). It's slow and awkward. str.for= mat() looks like COBOL/Java idiom to me. I love Python! '%' is much more co= ol!!!=0A= =0A= > Please stop perpetuating this myth=2C see=0A= > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2012-February/116789.html=0A= > and http://bugs.python.org/issue14123=0A= >=0A= > --=0A= > If you're using GoogleCrap=99 please read this=0A= > http://wiki.python.org/moin/GoogleGroupsPython.=0A= >=0A= > Mark Lawrence=0A= >=0A= > --=0A= > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list =