On Sat, 22 Feb 2014 17:56:50 -0800 Ethan Furman <et...@stoneleaf.us> wrote: > > ``%a`` will call :func:``ascii()`` on the interpolated value's > :func:``repr()``. > This is intended as a debugging aid, rather than something that should be used > in production. Non-ascii values will be encoded to either ``\xnn`` or > ``\unnnn`` > representation.
Why is "%a" here? I don't remember: was this discussed before? "Intended as a debugging aid" sounds like a weak justification to me. 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
