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Subject: Re: Flubbed it in the second interation through the string: range
 error... HOW?
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On 29May2024 01:14, Thomas Passin <list1@tompassin.net> wrote:
>Also, it's 2024 ... time to start using f-strings (because they are 
>more readable than str.format())

By which Thomas means stuff like this:

     print(f'if block {name[index]} and index {index}')

Notice the leading "f'". Personally I wouldn't even go that far, just:

     print('if block', name[index], 'and index', index)

But there are plenty of places where f-strings are very useful.