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

[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?

Apart from Make, most $ substituters use ${...}, not $(...).

> +1 on the allvars() suggestion also.

I have no idea what you are talking about. :-(

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)