[Python-Dev] PEP 3127 (Integer Literal Support and Syntax): %o and %b
Guido van Rossum
guido at python.org
Fri Mar 21 23:15:55 CET 2008
On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 9:11 PM, Eric Smith
<eric+python-dev at trueblade.com> wrote:
> I've been double checking the PEP 3127 implementation in py3k and the
> backport I did to 2.6. The PEP says this about the % operator:
>
> "The string (and unicode in 2.6) % operator will have 'b' format
> specifier added for binary, and the alternate syntax of the 'o' option
> will need to be updated to add '0o' in front, instead of '0'."
>
> The %b operator was not added to 3.0, so I'll look into doing that in
> both 2.6 and 3.0 (which I opened as issue 2416).
>
> What should be done for '%#o' formatting in 2.6? The above sentence
> from the PEP implies it should be modified to add '0o' instead of '0',
> even in 2.6. But that seems like a bad idea to me. Maybe it should
> stay as-is, but add a -3 warning? Unfortunately, there'd be no way to
> change your code to get rid of the warning, short of switching to
> str.format() or adding a __future__ import (shudder). In 3.0, '%#o'
> already adds the leading '0o'.
I think this is such a tiny detail we shouldn't bother with a -3 warning.
I agree that in 2.6, %#o should continue to do what it does in 2.5.
Can you update the PEP?
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