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by pansa2 1969 days ago
`str.format` can’t be removed completely - it’s necessary if you want to build format strings at runtime.

But otherwise, yes - make f-strings the “one obvious way to do it” and use `format` only when necessary. And get rid of the old %-formatting.

Also consider making f-strings the default: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2020/04/all-strings-become-f-st...