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		conartist6 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Python’s new t-strings JS references the language at the usage site, exactly like Python. There is no difference here in how the two languages behave.

Timon3 3 months ago [–]

No, it doesn't, it references the language at the declaration site, because the declaration site always is the usage site. You can't split them apart. You can split them apart in Python - see the example in my first comment.

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