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Issue #18031: %-formatting isn't dead yet and might pull through.

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@ -213,10 +213,6 @@ operation. For example::
>>> print('The value of PI is approximately %5.3f.' % math.pi) >>> print('The value of PI is approximately %5.3f.' % math.pi)
The value of PI is approximately 3.142. The value of PI is approximately 3.142.
Since :meth:`str.format` is quite new, a lot of Python code still uses the ``%``
operator. However, because this old style of formatting will eventually be
removed from the language, :meth:`str.format` should generally be used.
More information can be found in the :ref:`old-string-formatting` section. More information can be found in the :ref:`old-string-formatting` section.