[Python-Dev] Re: Update PEP 292 (original) (raw)

Aahz aahz at pythoncraft.com
Thu Aug 12 05:54:55 CEST 2004

On Thu, Aug 12, 2004, Greg Ewing wrote:

Apart from removing the need for the parentheses/braces in this case, all it does is consistently remove the "s", I believe that just removing the 's' alone would be a substantial benefit. It's easy to forget when writing, and tends to get lost or confused with the surrounding text when reading.

I'll say. I've been doing a lot of work with interpolated strings lately, and even though I've been bitten several times, I keep making the same mistake. Maybe I'm just stupid, though...

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