For people adding insightful critique on the PEP on HN (I saw some on this thread already), please ensure your opinion is represented in the PEP thread itself too.
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Given the names attached to the proposal, is this PEP actually up for debate?
Most of the critiques I am reading (with which I fully agree) is that this is more complexity in the language without sufficient payoff. There are now how many stupid or fancy ways to construct a Python string with a variable?
Why would anyone do this? You risk being banned and defamed if you lack deference or exceed your allotment of five messages per thread.
Moreover, Python has resume-driven development and people with a financial or reputational interest will get their new toys in no matter what.
You would just contribute to the appearance of democracy.