Re: [Python-Dev] PEP 292, Simpler String Substitutions
19 Jun
2002
19 Jun
'02
7:05 a.m.
Barry wrote:
def birth(self, name): country = self.countryOfOrigin['name'] return '${name} was born in ${country}'.sub()
now explain why the above is a vast improvement over: def birth(self, name): country = self.countryOfOrigin['name'] return join(name, ' was born in ', country) (for extra bonus, explain how sub() can be made to execute substantially faster than a join() function) </F>
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