> Is the use of strings with {} placeholders and their .format() method integral
> part of "decoding byte strings before printing", or it is just a
> new/better/improved/subjectively-preferred/whatever style?
>
> If the latter, such a change should be separated into its own step, or at least
> needs to be mentioned and justified in the proposed log message.
As I mentioned in my other message, I would like to invest some time into tidying and modernising the script - as well as fixing bugs and improving behaviour. If I submit patches that only make subjective style improvements, are these likely to be accepted?
> Lack of explanation on "why" is shared among all these patches, it seems, so I
> won't repeat, but the patches need to explain why to their readers.
Fair enough. I will resubmit.
