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Updated the "Why" section based on comments from Andrew Durdin. More updates 

to the PEP are no doubt still coming.
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@ -104,9 +104,13 @@ A Simpler Proposal
Why `$' and Braces?
The BDFL said it best: The $ means "substitution" in so many
The BDFL said it best[4]: "The $ means "substitution" in so many
languages besides Perl that I wonder where you've been. [...]
We're copying this from the shell.
We're copying this from the shell."
Thus the substitution rules are chosen because of the similarity
with so many other languages. This makes the substitution rules
easier to teach, learn, and remember.
Comparison to PEP 215
@ -164,7 +168,7 @@ Internationalization
Reference Implementation
A SourceForge patch[4] is available which implements this
A SourceForge patch[5] is available which implements this
proposal, include unit tests and documentation changes.
@ -179,7 +183,9 @@ References
[3] Guido's python-dev posting from 21-Jul-2002
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2002-July/026397.html
[4] Reference Implementation
[4] http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2002-June/025652.html
[5] Reference Implementation
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1014055&group_id=5470&atid=305470
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