Feb. 25, 2012
3:06 a.m.
On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 02:20, <martin@v.loewis.de> wrote:
Zitat von Tshepang Lekhonkhobe <tshepang@gmail.com>:
On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 23:39, "Martin v. Löwis" <martin@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?