On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 12:20, "Martin v. Löwis" <mar...@v.loewis.de> wrote: >> I find that strange, especially for an expert Python dev. I, a newbie, >> find it far friendlier (and easier for a new programmer to grasp). >> Maybe it's because I use it all the time, and you don't? > > That is most likely the case. You learn by practice. For that very > reason, the claim "and easier for a new programmer to grasp" is > difficult to prove. It was easier for *you*, since you started using > it, and then kept using it. I don't recall any particular obstacles > learning % formatting (even though I did for C, not for C++). > Generalizing that it is *easier* is invalid: you just didn't try > learning that instead first, and now you can't go back in a state > where either are new to you.
When I started using Python, Advanced format wasn't yet available, so I was forced to use Old style format. It's not a big issue, especially since I had also used C before then. It's just that when Advanced format was introduced, I fell for it, mainly because I found it more readable (also see the sort of power Nick displayed earlier in this thread) not to mention elegant. For that reason, I would recommend any new Python programmer to ignore Old style altogether. That includes those with C background. PS: By newbie, I meant that I'm at the low ranks (at least as compared to you), not that I only started using Python last year. Sorry for the noise. _______________________________________________ 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
