> I agree with this 100% but I can't see it working unless we have some
> sort of transition plan. Just saying "ok, switch your format strings
> from % to {}" didn't work in Python 3.0 for various good reasons, and
> I can't imagine it will work in Python 4.0 unless we have a transition
> plan.That doesn't mean we have to have a transition plan *now*. Creating one after Python 3.5 is released (i.e. in 2015 or so) might be sufficient. To create a transition plan, you first need *consensus* that you actually do want to transition. I don't think such consensus is available, and might not be available for a few more years. Pushing the issue probably delays obtaining consensus. Regards, Martin _______________________________________________ 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
