How to install say
- Download and install ActivePython
- Open Command Prompt
- Type
pypm install say
Lastest release
print, format, and %, evolved.
Q: It's been forty years since C introduced printf() and the basic formatted printing of positional parameters. Isn't it time for an upgrade?
A: Yes! ZOMG, yes!
say supplements or replaces Python's print statement/function, format function/method, and % string interpolation operator with simpler, higher-level facilities. For example:
from say import say x = 12 nums = list(range(4)) say("There are {x} things.") say("Nums has {len(nums)} items: {nums}")
yields:
There are 12 things. Nums has 4 items: [0, 1, 2, 3]
At this level, say is basically a simpler, nicer recasting of:
from __future__ import print_function print("There are {0} things.".format(x)) print("Nums has {0} items: {1}".format(len(nums), nums))
The more items being printed, and the more complicated the format invocation, the more valuable this simple inline specification becomes.
Beyond DRY, Pythonic templates that piggyback the Python's well-proven format() method, syntax, and underlying engine, say's virtues include:
- A single output mechanism identical and compatible across Python 2.x and Python 3.x.
- A companion fmt() object for string formatting.
- Higher-order line formatting such as indentation and wrapping built in.
- Convenient methods for common formatting items such as titles, horizontal separators, and vertical whitespace.
- Super-duper template/text aggregator objects for easily building, reading, and writing multi-line texts.
Take it for a test drive today! See also the full documentation at Read the Docs.