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TZubiriyesterday at 11:28 PM1 replyview on HN

Especially if you come from other languages. a + " " + b will be clearer to devs that aren't senior python developers. the f string thing is just a marginal improvement at the cost of alienating other devs. But it's great for gatekeeping and job security.


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shoolytoday at 12:20 AM

> come from other languages

According to Wikipedia[1] the history of string formatting goes back to 1950s. Also, basically every major programming language these days implements it in some form.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printf

> senior python developers > great for gatekeeping and job security

Ah, okay, it's just a troll.