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Python’s new t-strings

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620 points tambourine_man | 1 comments | 21 Apr 25 04:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.408s | source
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metrognome ◴[21 Apr 25 17:42 UTC] No.43754478[source]▶
Zen of Python in 2025:

  There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it.
Python String Formatting in 2025:

- t-strings

- f-strings

- %-operator

- +-operator

- str.format()

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1. sanderjd ◴[21 Apr 25 21:30 UTC] No.43756716[source]▶
t-strings aren't really like these others.

It's definitely true that those four string formatting techniques violate the "one obvious way" advice.