Removed references to previous 'fformat' proposal.

Added clarification about relationship with string.Template

pep-3101.txt

@@ -22,17 +22,13 @@ Rationale
 
     Python currently provides two methods of string interpolation:
 
-    - The '%' operator for strings.
+    - The '%' operator for strings. [1]
 
-    - The string.Template module.
+    - The string.Template module. [2]
 
     The scope of this PEP will be restricted to proposals for built-in
     string formatting operations (in other words, methods of the
-    built-in string type).  This does not obviate the need for more
-    sophisticated string-manipulation modules in the standard library
-    such as string.Template.  In any case, string.Template will not be
-    discussed here, except to say that the this proposal will most
-    likely have some overlapping functionality with that module.
+    built-in string type).
     
     The '%' operator is primarily limited by the fact that it is a
     binary operator, and therefore can take at most two arguments.
@@ -40,10 +36,15 @@ Rationale
     leaving all other variables to be squeezed into the remaining
     argument.  The current practice is to use either a dictionary or a
     tuple as the second argument, but as many people have commented
-    [1], this lacks flexibility.  The "all or nothing" approach
+    [3], this lacks flexibility.  The "all or nothing" approach
     (meaning that one must choose between only positional arguments,
     or only named arguments) is felt to be overly constraining.
 
+    While there is some overlap between this proposal and
+    string.Template, it is felt that each serves a distinct need,
+    and that one does not obviate the other.  In any case,
+    string.Template will not be discussed here.
+
 
 Specification
 
@@ -62,9 +63,9 @@ Specification
 
 String Methods
 
-    The build-in string class will gain two new methods.  The first
-    method is 'format', and takes an arbitrary number of positional
-    and keyword arguments:
+    The build-in string class will gain a new method, 'format',
+    which takes takes an arbitrary number of positional and keyword
+    arguments:
 
         "The story of {0}, {1}, and {c}".format(a, b, c=d)
 
@@ -135,20 +136,6 @@ Format Strings
     and the matching right brace ('}') to the various underlying
     formatters (described later.)
 
-    When using the 'fformat' variant, it is possible to omit the field
-    name entirely, and simply include the conversion specifiers:
-
-        "My name is {:pad(23)}"
-
-    This syntax is used to send special instructions to the custom
-    formatter object (such as instructing it to insert padding
-    characters up to a given column.)  The interpretation of this
-    'empty' field is entirely up to the custom formatter; no
-    standard interpretation will be defined in this PEP.
-
-    If a custom formatter is not being used, then it is an error to
-    omit the field name.
-
 
 Standard Conversion Specifiers
 
@@ -303,7 +290,7 @@ Alternate Syntax
       string interpolation.  The Microsoft .Net libraries uses braces
       ({}), and a syntax which is very similar to the one in this
       proposal, although the syntax for conversion specifiers is quite
-      different. [2]
+      different. [4]
 
     - Backquoting.  This method has the benefit of minimal syntactical
       clutter, however it lacks many of the benefits of a function
@@ -314,6 +301,13 @@ Alternate Syntax
       on.
 
 
+Sample Implementation
+
+    A rought prototype of the underlying 'cformat' function has been
+    coded in Python, however it needs much refinement before being
+    submitted.
+    
+
 Backwards Compatibility
 
     Backwards compatibility can be maintained by leaving the existing
@@ -325,10 +319,16 @@ Backwards Compatibility
 
 References
 
-    [1] [Python-3000] String formating operations in python 3k
+    [1] Python Library Reference - String formating operations
+    http://docs.python.org/lib/typesseq-strings.html
+
+    [2] Python Library References - Template strings
+    http://docs.python.org/lib/node109.html
+
+    [3] [Python-3000] String formating operations in python 3k
         http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-3000/2006-April/000285.html
 
-    [2] Composite Formatting - [.Net Framework Developer's Guide]
+    [4] Composite Formatting - [.Net Framework Developer's Guide]
         http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/cpguide/html/cpconcompositeformatting.asp?frame=true