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Re: .format vs. %

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Subject Re: .format vs. %
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On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 10:47 PM, Stefan Krah <stefan-usenet@bytereef.org> wrote:
> For me the %-style is much more readable.

It's also very similar to C's printf, which means it's similar to
everything else that's similar to printf. That makes it instantly
grokkable to many many people, which is a Good Thing. It's like using
the + operator for string concatenation - there's no requirement to do
so, and not all languages do (REXX, PHP, and SQL come to mind); but
supporting the "obvious thing" gives a huge slab of potential Python
users the chance to understand and write code with one less trip to
the documentation.

ChrisA

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        Re: .format vs. % Miki Tebeka <miki.tebeka@gmail.com> - 2012-01-01 13:11 -0800
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      Re: .format vs. % Lie Ryan <lie.1296@gmail.com> - 2012-01-01 06:34 +1100
      Re: .format vs. % Robert Kern <robert.kern@gmail.com> - 2011-12-31 19:43 +0000
      Re: .format vs. % Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-12-31 16:09 -0500
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    Re: .format vs. % Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2012-01-02 17:59 -0800
      Re: .format vs. % Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-01-03 03:52 +0000
        Re: .format vs. % Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-01-02 22:58 -0700
          Re: .format vs. % Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-01-03 06:15 +0000
            Re: .format vs. % Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-01-03 01:16 -0700
            Re: .format vs. % Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-01-03 05:26 -0800
            Re: .format vs. % Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-01-03 11:38 -0800
            Re: .format vs. % Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> - 2012-01-03 15:02 -0500
            Re: .format vs. % Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-01-03 12:16 -0800
        Re: .format vs. % Andrew Berg <bahamutzero8825@gmail.com> - 2012-01-03 04:55 -0600
        Re: .format vs. % Stefan Krah <stefan-usenet@bytereef.org> - 2012-01-03 12:47 +0100
          Re: .format vs. % Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2012-01-03 13:58 +0000
            Re: .format vs. % Stefan Krah <stefan-usenet@bytereef.org> - 2012-01-03 15:17 +0100
              Re: .format vs. % Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2012-01-03 15:15 +0000
                Re: .format vs. % Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2012-01-03 15:24 +0000
          Re: .format vs. % Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2012-01-03 19:46 +0000
            Re: .format vs. % Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-01-03 12:00 -0800
            Re: .format vs. % Stefan Krah <stefan-usenet@bytereef.org> - 2012-01-03 21:53 +0100
        Re: .format vs. % Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-01-04 00:04 +1100
  Re: .format vs. % Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2012-01-02 17:51 -0800
    Re: .format vs. % Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-01-03 03:47 +0000
  Re: .format vs. % 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2012-01-03 07:47 -0800
    Re: .format vs. % alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-01-03 18:26 -0800
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        Re: .format vs. % alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-01-04 16:23 -0800
          Re: .format vs. % 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2012-01-04 17:41 -0800

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