[Python-3000] String formating operations in python 3k

[Fred L. Drake, Jr.]

On Tuesday 04 April 2006 23:37, Ian Bicking wrote:
 > Note that if it takes keyword arguments, but doesn't take a single
 > dictionary-like object (like % and string.Template.substitute do), then
 > you lose any ability to use clever or interesting dictionary-like
 > objects for substitution.

Indeed; we currently do that so we can have ConfigParser values that refer to 
${section:option} to get values from elsewhere in the configuration.  Very 
nice to be able to do that.

I've long been in favor of supporting strings that aren't identifiers as 
substitution names.


  -Fred

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