[Python-Dev] transitioning from % to {} formatting
Nick Coghlan
ncoghlan at gmail.com
Sat Oct 10 18:06:59 CEST 2009
Glenn Linderman wrote:
> If you want to replace a C program that produces parsed output in a
> given format, and that given format includes leading-0-octal numbers,
> then it would be good to have the capability in Python .format, even
> though Python itself uses 0o prefix.
>
> Similar arguments may apply anywhere else that sprintf produces
> something that .format cannot currently produce.
Heh, I should have read this before making my last comment - this is
exactly what I was trying to get at :)
Cheers,
Nick.
--
Nick Coghlan | ncoghlan at gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia
---------------------------------------------------------------
More information about the Python-Dev
mailing list