On 2023-01-27 20:56:49 -0500, Thomas Passin wrote:
> On 1/27/2023 5:10 PM, Christian Gollwitzer wrote:
> > Am 27.01.23 um 21:43 schrieb Johannes Bauer:
> > > x = { "y": "z" }
> > > s = "-> {x['y']}"
> > > print(s.format(x = x))
> > > Traceback (most recent call last):
> > > File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
> > > KeyError: "'y'"
> > >
> > > This. Does. Not. Work.
> >
> > It's because "you're holding it wrong!". Notice the error message; it
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > says that the key 'y' does not exist.
[...]
> > In [1]: x = { "y": "z" }
> > In [2]: s = "-> {x[y]}"
> > In [3]: print(s.format(x = x))
> > -> z
> > In [4]:
>
> Oops, that's not quite what he wrote.
>
> You: s = "-> {x[y]}" # Works
> Him: s = "-> {x['y']}" # Fails
That was the point.
hp
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