[Python-Dev] %-formatting depracation

[Eric Smith]

On 02/22/2011 01:43 PM, Ethan Furman wrote:
> Greetings!
>
> According to these release notes in Python 3.0, %-formatting will be
> going away.
>
> http://docs.python.org/release/3.0.1/whatsnew/3.0.html#pep-3101-a-new-approach-to-string-formatting
>
>
>
> However, I was unable to find any further evidence of actual deprecation
> in 3.1 or 3.2... does anybody know the status of this?

The last thread on this I have a reference to was in September 2009. I 
think was basically the outcome: 
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2009-September/092399.html

So there will be no deprecation, just a gradual shift to PEP 3101 
formatting.

Eric.