Python Proper String Formatting

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Proper String Formatting - (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━━┻ - Feb 21, 2017

Github - String Formatting (the code)
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* - SIM-1866423 - Feb 21, 2017

Jump into 3.6 now im fan of f-strings right now, huh wat is wrong with you !

* - (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━━┻ - Feb 21, 2017

(Feb 21, 2017 01:02 PM)B3mB4m Wrote: Jump into 3.6 now im fan of f-strings right now, huh wat is wrong with you !

Yeah, f-strings look really cool but most of my clients are on 3.5 so anything that I update needs to be compatible.

* - Goodies - Feb 21, 2017

I agree. I'm pretty well known on here for being a Python 3 fuckboi, and 3.6 did some great things with asyncio, but when it comes down to writing modules that you want people to use, then writing it for 3.3+ is the best way to go (or at least 3.5 which has been around for a couple of years almost).

* - mattdax - Feb 21, 2017

IMO i personally like the commas and + over format(). Just to me it looks so much easier to understand and makes more sense, however I am always open minded if someone cared to explain to me why .format() is better.

* - (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━━┻ - Feb 21, 2017

(Feb 21, 2017 08:24 PM)mattdax Wrote: IMO i personally like the commas and + over format(). Just to me it looks so much easier to understand and makes more sense, however I am always open minded if someone cared to explain to me why .format() is better.

Not every object can be concatenated together. If you look at my first example, try doing:

Code 
first_name = "Ron"

last_name = "Paul"

age = 5

print("Your name is " + first_name + " " + last_name + " and your age is " + age)

This one wont error.

Code 
print("Your name is {0} {1} and your age is {2}.".format(first_name, last_name, age))

* - mattdax - Feb 21, 2017

(Feb 21, 2017 08:27 PM)(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━━┻ Wrote: Not every object can be concatenated together. If you look at my first example, try doing:

Code
first_name = "Ron" last_name = "Paul" age = 5 print("Your name is " + first_name + " " + last_name + " and your age is " + age)

This one wont error.

Code
print("Your name is {0} {1} and your age is {2}.".format(first_name, last_name, age))

Right, but in that case you could just use commas and you wouldn't need worry about casting.

* - (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━━┻ - Feb 21, 2017

(Feb 21, 2017 08:49 PM)mattdax Wrote: Right, but in that case you could just use commas and you wouldn't need worry about casting.

Can you map a dictionary with commas? Or a class?

Honestly one of the best features of format().

* - Folks - Feb 22, 2017

(Feb 21, 2017 06:51 PM)Goodies Wrote: I agree. I'm pretty well known on here for being a Python 3 fuckboi, and 3.6 did some great things with asyncio, but when it comes down to writing modules that you want people to use, then writing it for 3.3+ is the best way to go (or at least 3.5 which has been around for a couple of years almost).

Nothing wrong with being a python 3 fuckboi, in basic terms, its literally the future of python.

* - IChoseDogLeading - Mar 1, 2017

Thanks for that just starting out, this helped a lot

* - (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━━┻ - Mar 1, 2017

(Mar 1, 2017 08:24 PM)IChoseDogLeading Wrote: Thanks for that just starting out, this helped a lot

No problem! Anything else you think that would be helpful?

I'm currently working on a semi-intermediate subject but I'm trying to explain it in a way that anybody should be able to understand.

* - (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━━┻ - Mar 3, 2017

I've updated it a little bit:

http://pythonforalayman.com/string-formatting