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Author	blop
Recipients	blop
Date	2008-08-07.13:33:04
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Message-id	<1218115986.04.0.715940138525.issue3516@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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>>> "%.%s" % () '%s' >>> "%(a).%(b)s" % dict(a=2) '%(b)s' >>> "%(a).%(b)s" % dict(a=2, b=3) '%(b)s' >>> "%(a).%(b)s" % dict() Traceback (most recent call last): File "<pyshell#6>", line 1, in -toplevel- "%(a).%(b)s" % dict() KeyError: 'a' this is counter intuitive and cannot be deduced from the documentation.

>>> "%.%s" % ()
'%s'
>>> "%(a).%(b)s" % dict(a=2)
'%(b)s'
>>> "%(a).%(b)s" % dict(a=2, b=3)
'%(b)s'
>>> "%(a).%(b)s" % dict()
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#6>", line 1, in -toplevel-
    "%(a).%(b)s" % dict()
KeyError: 'a'

this is counter intuitive and cannot be deduced from the documentation.

History
Date	User	Action	Args
2008-08-07 13:33:06	blop	set	recipients: + blop
2008-08-07 13:33:06	blop	set	messageid: <1218115986.04.0.715940138525.issue3516@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
2008-08-07 13:33:04	blop	link	issue3516 messages
2008-08-07 13:33:04	blop	create