[Python-Dev] PEP 498: Naming

[Mike Miller]

Nice work!

So we're on the eve of pronouncement and though I've read several bring up the 
slightly-unfortunate naming of f-strings in the past, I've not seen recent 
discussion on the subject.  While the 498 implementation looks best, it still 
could be tweaked on the surface to use one of the other names or letters that 
had come up.  The original idea was to use f'' because it was thought that the 
feature would be locked to str.format, but that is no longer as true as it was 
originally.

To my knowledge there was i for interpolation, t for template, and e for 
expression suggested.  Any better ideas?

It's a good time to have this bikeshed discussion, because if the PEP is 
accepted news will get out and the name will be set in cement.  Previous drafts 
have made it out to hacker news and reddit, as the feature is exciting, so 
acceptance should as well.

-Mike


On 09/04/2015 06:45 PM, Eric V. Smith wrote:
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> I think it's now ready for Guido to pronounce on it.