Funny. I thought Python implemented all the quirks of the original printf() formatting, including using arguments at specific positions. Apparently it didn't (a

Funny. I thought Python implemented all the quirks of the original printf() formatting, including using arguments at specific positions. Apparently it didn't (and arguably it's a good thing). $ printf '%2$s %2$s %1$s\n' aaa bbb bbb bbb aaa