On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 08:26:57 +0100 Georg Brandl <g.bra...@gmx.net> wrote: > Am 11.01.2014 03:04, schrieb Antoine Pitrou: > > On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:53:09 -0500 > > "Eric V. Smith" <e...@trueblade.com> wrote: > >> > >> So, I'm -1 on the PEP. It doesn't address the cases laid out in issue > >> 3892. See for example http://bugs.python.org/issue3982#msg180432 . > > I agree. > > > Then we might as well not do anything, since any attempt to advance > > things is met by stubborn opposition in the name of "not far enough". > > > > (I don't care much personally, I think the issue is quite overblown > > anyway) > > So you wouldn't mind another overhaul of the PEP including a bit more > functionality again? :) > I really think that practicality beats purity > here. (I'm not advocating free mixing bytes and str, mind you!)
The PEP already proposes a certain amount of practicality. I personally *would* mind adding %d and friends to it. But of course someone can fork the PEP or write another one. Regards Antoine. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
