[Python-Dev] Re: PEP 292, Simpler String Substitutions

[Patrick K. O'Brien]

[Guido van Rossum]
> 
> I quite like the positional % substitution.  I think %(...)s was a
> mistake -- what we really wanted was ${...}.

What is the advantage of curly braces over parens in this context?

+1 on the allvars() suggestion also.

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