[Python-Dev] PEP 292-related: why string substitution is not the same operation as data formatting

[Barry A. Warsaw]

>>>>> "LM" == Lalo Martins <lalo@laranja.org> writes:

    LM> Also, if you keep your templates (let's call a string
    LM> containing substitution markup a template, shall we?) outside
    LM> your source code, as is the case with i18n, pure substitution
    LM> doesn't require the people who edit them (for example,
    LM> translators) to know anything about python *or* even
    LM> programming.

It isn't always done that way though.  See Francois's very good
followup describing gettext vs. catgets.

    LM> Now, data formatting is another animal entirely. It's a way to
    LM> request one specific representation of a piece of data.

I agree!
-Barry