> Indeed, that note was written before we decided that getting rid of > "%" formatting altogether would be a bad idea. > > It would be better to update it to say something like: > > "The formatting operations described here are modelled on C's printf() > syntax. They only support formatting of certain builtin types, and the > use of a binary operator means that care may be needed in order to > format tuples and dictionaries correctly. As the new string formatting > syntax is more powerful, flexible, extensible and handles tuples and > dictionaries naturally, it is recommended for new code. However, there > are no current plans to deprecate printf-style formatting." >
+1 on rephrasing that doc section, but I wouldn't mention deprecation at all. It's alright to keep calling % formatting "old style" and encouraging .format instead, of course. Eli
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