[Python-Dev] converting the stdlib to str.format

Raymond Hettinger python at rcn.com
Wed Jun 4 22:28:10 CEST 2008


From: "Antoine" <solipsis at pitrou.net
>  For me the problem is not about ditching the % operator for an
> intuitively-named method like format(). It's the format syntax which has
> become much more complicated and error-prone without any clear advantage.

It's seems that way to me too.  But, it may be one of those things that you quickly get used to.


Raymond


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