New Python 3.0 string formatting - really necessary?

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r wrote:
> I noticed when i mentioned "self" nobody wants to touch that subject.
> There could be many reasons why...
> 
> 0.) nobody but the 10 regulars i see here exists
> 1.) nobody cares(doubt it)
> 2.) nobody is brave enough to question it(maybe)
> 3.) most people like to type self over and over again(doubt it)
> 4.) most people here have given up on changing the BDFL's mind about
> it. (good possibility)
> 5.) this is a hot-button topic(no doubt in my mind!)
> 
6.) nobody here wants to go through that whole discussion yet again