On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 8:49 PM, Carlos Nepomuceno <carlosnepomuc...@outlook.com> wrote: > Thank you, but let me rephrase it. I'm already using str.format() but I'd > like to use '%' (BINARY_MODULO) operator instead.
There is no real reason to do this. `str.format()` is the new shiny thing you should be using all the time. Also, '%' is BINARY_MODULO (where did you even get that name from?) if and only if you have two numbers, and it performs the modulo division (eg. 27 % 5 = 2) > So, the question is: Where would I change the CPython 2.7.5 source code to > enable '%' (BINARY_MODULO) to format using the thousands separator like > str.format() does, such as: > >>>>sys.stderr.write('%,d\n' % 1234567) > 1,234,567 This will make your code unportable and useless, depending on one patch you made. Please don’t do that. Instead, > >>> sys.stdout.write('Number = %s\n' % '{:,.0f}'.format(x)) > Number = 12,345 > > 'x' is unsigned integer so it's like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut! In Python? Tough luck, every int is signed. And it isn’t just a sledgehammer, it’s something worse. Just do that: >>> sys.stdout.write('Number = {:,.0f}\n'.format(x)) Much more peaceful. You can also do a print, like everyone sane would. Where did you learn Python from? “Python Worst Practice for Dummies”? -- Kwpolska <http://kwpolska.tk> | GPG KEY: 5EAAEA16 stop html mail | always bottom-post http://asciiribbon.org | http://caliburn.nl/topposting.html -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list