[Python-3000] Format specifier proposal

[Greg Ewing]

Eric Smith wrote:
> But the "!" (or 
> something similar) is needed, otherwise no format string could ever 
> begin with an "r".

My current preference is for 'r' to always mean the
same thing for all types. That means if you're designing
a new format string, you just have to choose something
other than 'r'. I don't see that as a big problem.

--
Greg