String formatting char

[Skip Montanaro]

    Dale> However, the %(x)y syntax isn't appropriate if there are already
    Dale> '%' characters in the string or if, for some reason, you need to
    Dale> run the substition twice on two different mapping objects.

    Dale> You can get around it by substituting '%' for '%%' or translating
    Dale> to another char and translating back afterwards but what a pain!

    Dale> Is there some way to alter the format escape character from % to
    Dale> something else?

Not that I'm aware of.  I suspect making it changeable would be viewed with
slight disfavor.  It could lead to a bit of string obfuscation, if nothing
else.

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Skip Montanaro (skip at pobox.com - http://www.mojam.com/)