[Python-Dev] Status regarding Old vs. Advanced String Formating

[martin at v.loewis.de]

Zitat von Tshepang Lekhonkhobe <tshepang at gmail.com>:

> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 23:39, "Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v.loewis.de> wrote:
>>> It is a burden for some people to learn and remember the exact details
>>> of both systems and exactly how they differ. Having both in the stdlib
>>> hurts readability for such people. I would prefer that the stdlib only
>>> used {} formatting or if not that, that it only used the simple,
>>> hard-to-forget forms of % formatting (%s, %d, %f, without elaboration).
>>
>> If that issue was getting serious, I would prefer if the .format method
>> was deprecated, and only % formatting was kept.
>
> Why is that? Isn't .format regarded superior?

I find the .format syntax too complicated and difficult to learn. It has
so many bells and whistles, making it more than just a *mini* language.
So for my own code, I always prefer % formatting for simplicity.

Regards,
Martin