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Subject: RE: PEP 378: Format Specifier for Thousands Separator
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> Date: Thu=2C 23 May 2013 06:44:05 -0700=0A=
> Subject: Re: PEP 378: Format Specifier for Thousands Separator=0A=
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> To: python-list@python.org=0A=
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>>>> eggs(a=2Cf)=0A=
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> File "<pyshell#29>"=2C line 1=2C in <module>=0A=
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> File "<pyshell#1>"=2C line 1=2C in eggs=0A=
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>>>> '%s'%(5%3)=0A=
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So % doesn't handle tuples! Why's that? Is it intentional (by design)? 		 	=
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