[Python-checkins] cpython (2.7): Issue #18031: %-formatting isn't dead yet and might pull through.

[raymond.hettinger]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/ef037ad304c1
changeset:   83899:ef037ad304c1
branch:      2.7
parent:      83896:e134714e3b30
user:        Raymond Hettinger <python at rcn.com>
date:        Thu May 23 00:12:14 2013 -0700
summary:
  Issue #18031:  %-formatting isn't dead yet and might pull through.

files:
  Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst |  4 ----
  1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst b/Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst
--- a/Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst
@@ -215,10 +215,6 @@
    >>> print 'The value of PI is approximately %5.3f.' % math.pi
    The value of PI is approximately 3.142.
 
-Since :meth:`str.format` is quite new, a lot of Python code still uses the ``%``
-operator. However, because this old style of formatting will eventually be
-removed from the language, :meth:`str.format` should generally be used.
-
 More information can be found in the :ref:`string-formatting` section.
 
 

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