[Python-Dev] PEP-498: Literal String Formatting

Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
Mon Aug 10 21:38:21 CEST 2015


On Aug 10, 2015, at 02:49 PM, Eric V. Smith wrote:

>It's possible. But my point is that Barry doesn't even want
>attribute/item getters for an i18n solution, and I'm not willing to
>restrict it that much.

Actually, attribute chasing is generally fine, and flufl.i18n supports that.
Translators can handle $foo.bar although you still do have to be careful about
information leaks ("choose your foo's carefully").   Item getters have been
more YAGNI than anything else.

Cheers,
-Barry


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