.format vs. %

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:51:48 -0800, Rick Johnson wrote:

> You may find the format spec to be cryptic at first. Well, most find
> regexes cryptic also -- but would anyone recommend NOT using regexes
> just because of crypti-ness? I think not. It's a non-starter.

I would.

If you have a task that doesn't *need* a regular expression solution, 
don't use a regular expression.


For what it's worth, I like the syntax of % formatting. It's nice and 
simple and compact while still being readable. format() is more powerful, 
but when I don't need that power, I stick to % formatting.


-- 
Steven