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On 12/31/2011 12:19 PM, davidfx wrote:
> Should we always be using .format() for formatting strings or %?
In new code, yes. %-style formatting will eventually go away, but
probably not for a long time.

> If I wanted to put .format into a variable, how would I do that.
What do you mean?

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