Re: string formatting

From	Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
Subject	Re: string formatting
Date	2011-05-07 03:55 -0400
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On 5/6/2011 8:09 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 6:54 AM, Terry Reedy<tjreedy@udel.edu>  wrote:
>> def emsg(x):
>>   if isinstance(x,tuple):
>>     x = (x,)
>>   print(The following object caused a proplem: %s" % x)
>>
>
> Couldn't you just do that unconditionally?
> print(The following object caused a proplem: %s" % (x,))

I guess so, as long as one remembers the ','. That does not obviate the 
fact that % x is an attractive nuisance which works until it does not.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy

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  Re: string formatting Web Dreamer <webdreamer@nospam.fr> - 2011-05-06 10:00 +0200
    Re: string formatting Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-05-06 08:46 +0000
      Re: string formatting Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2011-05-06 02:23 -0700
        Re: string formatting Web Dreamer <webdreamer@nospam.fr> - 2011-05-06 14:10 +0200
          Re: string formatting nn <pruebauno@latinmail.com> - 2011-05-06 06:06 -0700
          Re: string formatting Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-05-06 14:33 +0000
          Re: string formatting Web Dreamer <webdreamer@nospam.fr> - 2011-05-10 16:15 +0200
            Re: string formatting Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-05-11 00:43 +1000
        Re: string formatting Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-05-06 14:24 +0000
          Re: string formatting harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> - 2011-05-06 14:22 -0500
            Re: string formatting harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> - 2011-05-06 14:39 -0500
              Re: string formatting Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-05-06 13:54 -0600
              Re: string formatting Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-05-07 02:30 +0000
              Re: string formatting alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2011-05-08 22:47 -0700
            Re: string formatting Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2011-05-06 19:54 +0000
            Re: string formatting Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-05-06 16:54 -0400
            Re: string formatting Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-05-07 10:09 +1000
            Re: string formatting Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-05-07 03:55 -0400
  Re: string formatting Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> - 2011-05-10 10:20 -0700

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