19 Jun
2002
19 Jun
'02
2:45 p.m.
DB> What I really don't understand is why there is such pressure DB> to get an alternative interpolation added as methods to str & DB> unicode rather than just adding an interpolation module to the DB> library? e.g.
Because I don't think there's all that much useful variation, open issues in this PEP notwithstanding. A module seems pretty heavy for such a simple addition. It might obviate the need for a PEP though. :)
Certainly if we can't agree on the PEP, a module might make sense. --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)