[Python-Dev] PEP 292, Simpler String Substitutions
Fredrik Lundh
fredrik@pythonware.com
Wed, 19 Jun 2002 09:05:00 +0200
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)
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