[Python-Dev] Status regarding Old vs. Advanced String Formating (original) (raw)

martin at v.loewis.de martin at v.loewis.de
Sat Feb 25 01:20:39 CET 2012

Zitat von Tshepang Lekhonkhobe <tshepang at gmail.com>:

On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 23:39, "Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v.loewis.de> wrote:

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. Why is that? Isn't .format regarded superior?

I find the .format syntax too complicated and difficult to learn. It has so many bells and whistles, making it more than just a mini language. So for my own code, I always prefer % formatting for simplicity.

Regards, Martin

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