[Python-Dev] PEP 292, Simpler String Substitutions

[Guido van Rossum]

> >     1. $$ is an escape; it is replaced with a single $
> 
> Hmm, some strings (at least in the spam I receive) contain $$$$$$.
> How about ${$}?

I don't understand the use case.  Do you want to *output* strings
containing many dollars?  If you want a {} based escape, it should be
${} IMO.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)