[Python-Dev] Status regarding Old vs. Advanced String Formating

[Benjamin Peterson]

2012/2/24 Tshepang Lekhonkhobe <tshepang at gmail.com>:
> Hi,
>
> I was of the thought that Old String Formatting |"%s" % foo| was to be
> phased out by Advanced String Formatting |"{}.format(foo)|. I however
> keep seeing new code committed into the main VCS using the old style.
> Is this okay? Is there a policy? I ask also because I expect CPython
> to lead by example.

Using either is fine I think. It doesn't hurt anyone to have old
string formatting around for a long time. In general, +0 for using new
string formatting.

>
> On another note, will the old format ever be deprecated? Is there a date?

I doubt it.


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Regards,
Benjamin