[Python-Dev] Status regarding Old vs. Advanced String Formating

["Martin v. Löwis"]

> It is a burden for some people to learn and remember the exact details
> of both systems and exactly how they differ. Having both in the stdlib
> hurts readability for such people. I would prefer that the stdlib only
> used {} formatting or if not that, that it only used the simple,
> hard-to-forget forms of % formatting (%s, %d, %f, without elaboration).

If that issue was getting serious, I would prefer if the .format method
was deprecated, and only % formatting was kept.

I doubt this is as much of an issue as you think, though.

Regards,
Martin