. Python 2.1 function attributes

[Greg Ewing]

Toby Dickenson wrote:
> 
> The real problem (IMO) with file.write("formatting"%(data)) is that
> the expressions that build up the data are out of line with the static
> content. Its harder for the programmer to visualize the bigger picture
> of his output,

It seems that different people may see this differently,
since I often find it easier to visualise the output
when using a format string. When the output items are
interleaved with string literals, I find the result
is often a confusing clutter of commas and quotes,
especially when there are commas in the string
literals as well.

Besides, with the %(name) formatting item,
you can get the best of both worlds.

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