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So, does Python not have variable interpolation? That would be a deal-breaker.

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Re^5: Perl VS Python
by Anonymous Monk on Oct 19, 2009 at 02:38 UTC
    No, not like perl, it relies on % and dictionaries (hash). Ex 
    print "Hello %(name)s! Today is %(day)s!" % ( 'name' : 1, 'day' : 2 );

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    In perl that might be you might write 
    use Text::Sprintf::Named;
my $formatter = Text::Sprintf::Named->new(
    {fmt => "Hello %(name)s! Today is %(day)s!"}
);

$formatter->format({args => {'name' => "John", 'day' => "Thursday"}});

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      Huh?

      In Perl you might write

      printf("Hello %s! Today is %s!", 'John', 'Thursday');

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      At least try to make an apples to apples comparison.

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        Myopic much? named sprintf compared to named sprintf 
        print "Hello $name! Today is $day!\n"

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