[Python-Dev] PEP-498: Literal String Formatting

[Ethan Furman]

On 08/10/2015 04:05 PM, ISAAC J SCHWABACHER wrote:

> I don't know about you, but I sure like this better than what you have:
>
> code.putlines(f"""
> static char {entry.doc_cname}[] = "{
>      split_string_literal(escape_bytestring(docstr))}";
>
> { # nested!
> f"""
> #if CYTHON_COMPILING_IN_CPYTHON
>      struct wrapperbase {entry.wrapperbase_cname};
> #endif
> """ if entry.is_special else ''}
>
> {(lambda temp, argn: # my kingdom for a let!
> f"""
> for ({temp}=0; {temp}<PyTuple_GET_SIZE({argn}); {temp}++) {{
>      PyObject *item = PyTuple_GET_ITEM({argn}, {temp});
> }}""")(..., Naming.args_cname)}
>
> {self.starstar_arg.entry.cname} =
>      ({Naming.kwds_cname}) ? PyDict_Copy({Naming.kwds_cname})
>                            : PyDict_New();
>
> if (unlikely(!{self.starstar_arg.entry.cname})) return {self.error_value()};
> """)
>
> What do others think of this PEP-498 sample?  (The PEP-501 version looks pretty similar, so I omit it.)

Agh!  My brain is hurting!  ;)

No, I don't care for it at all.

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~Ethan~