I wrote: > C++'s << operator represents another way to do formatted > output. I regard it as an object lesson in bad design.
... and should add: Of course it's usually seen as being about output more than about formatting, but in fact if you want to do what Python does with "%", C with "sprintf" and Common Lisp with (format nil ...) then the Right Thing in C++ (in so far as that exists) is usually to use << with a string stream. -- g _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
