Eric Smith wrote: > http://bugs.python.org/issue7094 proposes adding "alternate" formatting > [1] to floating point new-style formatting (float.__format__ and > probably Decimal.__format__). I'd like to add this to make automated > translation from %-formatting strings to str.format strings easier. > > Would this be allowed under the moratorium? I think it falls under the > Case-by-Case Exemptions section, but let me know what you think.
+1 to add it. We want the new-style formatting to be able to replace as many old style uses as possible (preferably all of them) and this is a well-defined formatting operation from C99. Cheers, Nick. -- Nick Coghlan | ncogh...@gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia --------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ 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
