On 01/11/2013 07:11, Peter Cacioppi wrote:
Mark said :
"Do I have to raise a PEP to get this stupid language changed so that it
dynamically recognises what I want it to do and acts accordingly?"
The printf syntax in C isn't any wonderful thing, and there is no obligation to
provide some Python version of it.
I have to say, there were a few things that twerked me when getting up to speed on Py,
but formatting strings wasn't one of them. I'd be surprised if Guido prioritizes a fix
for this part of his "stupid language".
Just sayin
I'm heading into town in maybe an hour. I'll stop here
http://www.toolbankexpress.com/shop/castle/ so I can get an extremely
large pair of pliers with which I can extract my tongue from my cheek :)
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