On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 02:20, <mar...@v.loewis.de> wrote: > Zitat von Tshepang Lekhonkhobe <tshep...@gmail.com>: >> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 23:39, "Martin v. Löwis" <mar...@v.loewis.de> >>> 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.
I find that strange, especially for an expert Python dev. I, a newbie, find it far friendlier (and easier for a new programmer to grasp). Maybe it's because I use it all the time, and you don't? _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
