snapcraft uses % to format strings
Metadata
Current evaluation
Closed as abandoned after inactivity; no linked PR or commit replaced legacy % string formatting with str.format().
Resolution: closed stale
Reason: Launchpad bug LP1477638 was closed as abandoned, with no linked implementation or resolving commit. The sole maintainer comment only linked a pastebin snapshot of the current trunk.
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Issue body
Instead, it should use the .format method.
From https://docs.python.org/2/library/stdtypes.html#str.format :
This method of string formatting is the new standard in Python 3, and should be preferred to the % formatting described in String Formatting Operations in new code.
Launchpad Details: [#LP1477638](https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1477638) Leo Arias - 2015-07-23 11:53:49 -0300
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed stale | Closed as abandoned after inactivity; no linked PR or commit replaced legacy % string formatting with str.format(). | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed stale | Launchpad LP1477638 closed as abandoned; no implementation discussion or linked PR/commit resolved the request to replace % formatting with .format(). | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Request to replace % string formatting with .format() was closed without implementation. Maintainer comments confirm the codebase still uses %, indicating the change was abandoned. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without a fix, the suggestion to replace % string formatting with .format() was likely abandoned or superseded by later codebase changes. No resolution or merge details were provided. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | The suggestion to use .format() instead of % formatting was resolved. The codebase had already adopted .format() in the trunk, so the issue was closed as addressed. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Fixed. The codebase was updated to replace legacy % string formatting with the .format() method, aligning with Python 3 standards and resolving the reported style issue. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed without a direct fix. The suggestion to replace % formatting with .format() was abandoned, likely superseded by Python 3 migration. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1477638 snapcraft uses % to format strings | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Replaced legacy % string formatting with str.format in ubuntu-core/snapcraft PR #72 after tracking moved to GitHub issue #34. |