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Python like string formatting in javascript

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  1. /* Python(ish) string formatting:
  2.      * >>> format('{0}', ['zzz'])
  3.      * "zzz"
  4.      * >>> format('{x}', {x: 1})
  5.      * "1"
  6.      */
  7.     function format(s, args) {
  8.         var re = /\{([^}]+)\}/g;
  9.         return s.replace(re, function(_, match){ return args[match]; });
  10.     }

URL: http://davedash.com/2010/11/19/pythonic-string-formatting-in-javascript/

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