Re: [Python-Dev] Critique of PEP 502 (String Interpolation Redux)

2015-09-07 Thread Guido van Rossum
I think that would be a better use of your time than continuing to refine the spec of your competing proposal. On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Mike Miller wrote: > That could be helpful and done without too much work, adding in the best > practices and PEP8 guidelines that have been asked for i

Re: [Python-Dev] Critique of PEP 502 (String Interpolation Redux)

2015-09-07 Thread Mike Miller
That could be helpful and done without too much work, adding in the best practices and PEP8 guidelines that have been asked for in other threads. Are people interested in a "rationale and best practices" for string interpolation pep? -Mike On 09/04/2015 08:15 PM, Guido van Rossum wrote: Th

Re: [Python-Dev] Critique of PEP 502 (String Interpolation Redux)

2015-09-05 Thread Mike Miller
On 09/04/2015 08:15 PM, Guido van Rossum wrote: The text of the PEP has too much on motivation and rationale: maybe that would be suitable for an informative PEP. The proposal itself is under-specified. But the real weakness cannot be fixed by improving the text: it is in the key… I'm plannin

[Python-Dev] Critique of PEP 502 (String Interpolation Redux)

2015-09-04 Thread Guido van Rossum
The text of the PEP has too much on motivation and rationale: maybe that would be suitable for an informative PEP. The proposal itself is under-specified. But the real weakness cannot be fixed by improving the text: it is in the key characteristic of the proposal, which wants to have its cake and