Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!newsfeed.kamp.net!newsfeed.kamp.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 0.011 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; 'operator': 0.03; 'syntax': 0.04; 'subject:PEP': 0.07; 'string': 0.09; 'formatting': 0.09; 'pep': 0.09; 'literals': 0.16; 'specifier': 0.16; 'tuple.': 0.16; 'variable': 0.18; 'wed,': 0.18; 'module': 0.19; 'pfxlen:0': 0.19; 'to:name:python-list@python.org': 0.22; 'example.': 0.24; 'integer': 0.24; 'received:65.55.116': 0.24; 'second': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'to:2**1': 0.27; 'function': 0.29; 'skip:- 40': 0.29; 'url:mailman': 0.30; 'url:python': 0.33; 'totally': 0.33; 'date:': 0.34; 'maybe': 0.34; 'created': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'url:listinfo': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'email addr:python.org': 0.37; 'to:addr :python-list': 0.38; 'fact': 0.38; 'does': 0.39; 'subject:': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'first': 0.61; 're:': 0.63; 'different': 0.65; 'email name:python-list': 0.65; 'talking': 0.65; 'about?': 0.84; '2013': 0.98 X-TMN: [cUAsLYJ+OHxs0Vm8s1BP9DNG15UWmzG6] X-Originating-Email: [carlosnepomuceno@outlook.com] From: Carlos Nepomuceno To: nn , "python-list@python.org" Subject: RE: PEP 378: Format Specifier for Thousands Separator Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 01:31:20 +0300 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <87eaaf24-df6a-4f6b-b873-16ca96c12e24@b2g2000yqe.googlegroups.com> References: , , , , , , , <519c348a$0$6599$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com>, <519C3D99.5040107@gmail.com>, , <519cdcff$0$6599$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com>, , <87eaaf24-df6a-4f6b-b873-16ca96c12e24@b2g2000yqe.googlegroups.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 22 May 2013 22:31:20.0238 (UTC) FILETIME=[15013CE0:01CE573C] 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: 21 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1369261949 news.xs4all.nl 15898 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:33068 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:45754 ----------------------------------------=0A= > Date: Wed=2C 22 May 2013 13:26:23 -0700=0A= > Subject: Re: PEP 378: Format Specifier for Thousands Separator=0A= > From: pruebauno@latinmail.com=0A= > To: python-list@python.org=0A= [...]=0A= >=0A= > Maybe a cformat(formatstring=2C variables) function should be created=0A= > in the string module so people who prefer that can use it. I don't=0A= > mind the C formatting syntax but I don't like the fact that the %=0A= > operator does something totally different when the first variable is=0A= > an integer and the fact that it misbehaves if the second variable is a=0A= > tuple.=0A= > --=0A= > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list=0A= =0A= I still don't understand why % benefits from literals optimization ("'%d'%1= 2345") while '{:d}'.format(12345) doesn't.=0A= =0A= What "totally different" you talking about? Please give me an example. = =