From a211115b7e4c530e367f24bcc69ac14c618b090d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fletcher Boyd <me@fletcherjamesboyd.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 08:53:07 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 1/6] I'm sure there was a reason this was complicated.

---
 plugins/choose.py | 10 +++-------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/plugins/choose.py b/plugins/choose.py
index e28ac29..7c47168 100755
--- a/plugins/choose.py
+++ b/plugins/choose.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import re
 import random
 
 from util import hook
@@ -6,13 +5,10 @@ from util import hook
 
 @hook.command
 def choose(inp):
-    """choose <choice1>, [choice2], [choice3] ... [choiceN]
+    """choose <choice1>, [choice2], [choice3]
     Randomly picks one of the given choices."""
 
-    c = re.findall(r'([^,]+)', inp)
+    c = inp.split(" ")
     if len(c) == 1:
-        c = re.findall(r'(\S+)', inp)
-        if len(c) == 1:
-            return 'The decision is up to you!'
-
+        return 'banana'
     return random.choice(c).strip()

From 2812569593e6f118e36052a9b40dadcaa88840ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fletcher Boyd <me@fletcherjamesboyd.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 09:03:01 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 2/6] .format

---
 plugins/minecraft_ping.py | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/plugins/minecraft_ping.py b/plugins/minecraft_ping.py
index a4ae0e2..63b56f4 100644
--- a/plugins/minecraft_ping.py
+++ b/plugins/minecraft_ping.py
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ def mcping_connect(host, port):
         return message
 
     except:
-        return "Error pinging " + host + ":" + str(port) + \
-               ", is it up? Double-check your address!"
+        return "Error pinging {}:{}, is it up? Double-check your address!".format(host,str(port))
 
 
 def srvData(domain):
@@ -91,8 +90,8 @@ def mcping(inp):
                     port = int(getdata[0])
                     return format_motd(mcping_connect(host, port))
                 except:
-                    return "Error pinging %s, is it up? Double-check your address!" % inp
+                    return "Error pinging {}, is it up? Double-check your address!".format(inp)
             else:
-                return "Error pinging %s, is it up? Double-check your address!" % inp
+                return "Error pinging {}, is it up? Double-check your address!".format(inp)
         else:
             return rdata

From 7ab4f756fe645d3bb1d7abad3c1b3500eada0999 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fletcher Boyd <me@fletcherjamesboyd.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 09:46:49 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 3/6] .format

---
 plugins/admin.py      | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
 plugins/attacks.py    |  4 ++--
 plugins/bitcoin.py    |  4 ++--
 plugins/brainfuck.py  |  2 +-
 plugins/coin.py       |  5 ++---
 plugins/core_ctcp.py  |  2 +-
 plugins/core_misc.py  |  8 ++------
 plugins/correction.py |  6 +++---
 plugins/dice.py       |  4 ++--
 plugins/dictionary.py |  8 ++++----
 plugins/down.py       |  4 ++--
 plugins/drama.py      |  2 +-
 plugins/eightball.py  |  2 +-
 plugins/fact.py       |  2 +-
 plugins/factoids.py   | 14 ++++++--------
 plugins/fmylife.py    |  2 +-
 plugins/gcalc.py      |  4 ++--
 plugins/github.py     |  8 ++++----
 plugins/google.py     |  8 +++-----
 plugins/horoscope.py  |  2 +-
 plugins/ignore.py     | 10 +++++-----
 plugins/imdb.py       |  2 +-
 22 files changed, 69 insertions(+), 78 deletions(-)

diff --git a/plugins/admin.py b/plugins/admin.py
index 851e642..11b7a2e 100755
--- a/plugins/admin.py
+++ b/plugins/admin.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def permissions(inp, bot=None, notice=None):
         for k in permissions:
             groups.append(k)
     if not groups:
-        notice("%s is not a group with permissions" % inp)
+        notice("{} is not a group with permissions".format(inp))
         return None
 
     for v in groups:
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ def permissions(inp, bot=None, notice=None):
         for value in permissions[v]["users"]:
             members = members + value + ", "
         if members:
-            notice("the members in the %s group are.." % v)
+            notice("the members in the {} group are..".format(v))
             notice(members[:-2])
         else:
-            notice("there are no members in the %s group" % v)
+            notice("there are no members in the {} group".format(v))
 
 
 @hook.command(permissions=["permissions_users"])
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def deluser(inp, bot=None, notice=None):
             if specgroup == k:
                 groups.append(k)
     if not groups:
-        notice("%s is not a group with permissions" % inp[1])
+        notice("{} is not a group with permissions".format(inp[1]))
         return None
 
     removed = 0
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ def deluser(inp, bot=None, notice=None):
             if inp[0] == value:
                 users.remove(inp[0])
                 removed = 1
-                notice("%s has been removed from the group %s" % (inp[0], v))
+                notice("{} has been removed from the group {}".format(inp[0], v))
                 json.dump(bot.config, open('config', 'w'), sort_keys=True, indent=2)
     if specgroup:
         if removed == 0:
-            notice("%s is not in the group %s" % (inp[0], specgroup))
+            notice("{} is not in the group {}".format(inp[0], specgroup))
     else:
         if removed == 0:
-            notice("%s is not in any groups" % inp[0])
+            notice("{} is not in any groups".format(inp[0]))
 
 
 @hook.command(permissions=["permissions_users"])
@@ -89,14 +89,14 @@ def adduser(inp, bot=None, notice=None):
     try:
         users = permissions[targetgroup]["users"]
     except KeyError:
-        notice("no such group as %s" % targetgroup)
+        notice("no such group as {}".format(targetgroup))
         return None
     if user in users:
-        notice("%s is already in %s" % (user, targetgroup))
+        notice("{} is already in {}".format(user, targetgroup))
         return None
 
     users.append(user)
-    notice("%s has been added to the group %s" % (user, targetgroup))
+    notice("{} has been added to the group {}".format(user, targetgroup))
     users.sort()
     json.dump(bot.config, open('config', 'w'), sort_keys=True, indent=2)
 
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ def adduser(inp, bot=None, notice=None):
 def stop(inp, nick=None, conn=None):
     """stop [reason] -- Kills the bot with [reason] as its quit message."""
     if inp:
-        conn.cmd("QUIT", ["Killed by %s (%s)" % (nick, inp)])
+        conn.cmd("QUIT", ["Killed by {} ({})".format(nick, inp)])
     else:
-        conn.cmd("QUIT", ["Killed by %s." % nick])
+        conn.cmd("QUIT", ["Killed by {}.".format(nick)])
     time.sleep(5)
     os.execl("./cloudbot", "cloudbot", "stop")
 
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ def stop(inp, nick=None, conn=None):
 def restart(inp, nick=None, conn=None):
     """restart [reason] -- Restarts the bot with [reason] as its quit message."""
     if inp:
-        conn.cmd("QUIT", ["Restarted by %s (%s)" % (nick, inp)])
+        conn.cmd("QUIT", ["Restarted by {} ({})".format(nick, inp)])
     else:
-        conn.cmd("QUIT", ["Restarted by %s." % nick])
+        conn.cmd("QUIT", ["Restarted by {}.".format(nick)])
     time.sleep(5)
     os.execl("./cloudbot", "cloudbot", "restart")
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def clearlogs(inp, input=None):
 @hook.command(permissions=["botcontrol"])
 def join(inp, conn=None, notice=None):
     """join <channel> -- Joins <channel>."""
-    notice("Attempting to join %s..." % inp)
+    notice("Attempting to join {}...".format(inp))
     conn.join(inp)
 
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def part(inp, conn=None, chan=None, notice=None):
         target = inp
     else:
         target = chan
-    notice("Attempting to leave %s..." % target)
+    notice("Attempting to leave {}...".format(target))
     conn.part(target)
 
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def cycle(inp, conn=None, chan=None, notice=None):
         target = inp
     else:
         target = chan
-    notice("Attempting to cycle %s..." % target)
+    notice("Attempting to cycle {}...".format(target})
     conn.part(target)
     conn.join(target)
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def nick(inp, notice=None, conn=None):
     if not re.match("^[A-Za-z0-9_|.-\]\[]*$", inp.lower()):
         notice("Invalid username!")
         return
-    notice("Attempting to change nick to \"%s\"..." % inp)
+    notice("Attempting to change nick to \"{}\"...".format(inp))
     conn.set_nick(inp)
 
 
@@ -189,10 +189,10 @@ def say(inp, conn=None, chan=None):
     inp = inp.split(" ")
     if inp[0][0] == "#":
         message = " ".join(inp[1:])
-        out = "PRIVMSG %s :%s" % (inp[0], message)
+        out = "PRIVMSG {} :{}".format(inp[0], message)
     else:
         message = " ".join(inp[0:])
-        out = "PRIVMSG %s :%s" % (chan, message)
+        out = "PRIVMSG {} :{}".format(chan, message)
     conn.send(out)
 
 
@@ -208,11 +208,11 @@ def me(inp, conn=None, chan=None):
         for x in inp[1:]:
             message = message + x + " "
         message = message[:-1]
-        out = "PRIVMSG %s :\x01ACTION %s\x01" % (inp[0], message)
+        out = "PRIVMSG {} :\x01ACTION {}\x01".format(inp[0], message)
     else:
         message = ""
         for x in inp[0:]:
             message = message + x + " "
         message = message[:-1]
-        out = "PRIVMSG %s :\x01ACTION %s\x01" % (chan, message)
+        out = "PRIVMSG {} :\x01ACTION {}\x01".format(chan, message)
     conn.send(out)
diff --git a/plugins/attacks.py b/plugins/attacks.py
index 14fa7ac..2a24102 100644
--- a/plugins/attacks.py
+++ b/plugins/attacks.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def insult(inp, nick=None, me=None, conn=None, notice=None):
     else:
         target = inp
 
-    out = 'insults %s... "%s"' % (target, random.choice(insults))
+    out = 'insults {}... "{}"'.format(target, random.choice(insults))
     me(out)
 
 
@@ -118,5 +118,5 @@ def flirt(inp, me=None, conn=None, notice=None):
     else:
         target = inp
 
-    out = 'flirts with %s... "%s"' % (target, random.choice(flirts))
+    out = 'flirts with {}... "{}"'.format(target, random.choice(flirts))
     me(out)
diff --git a/plugins/bitcoin.py b/plugins/bitcoin.py
index ea7967d..adf985b 100755
--- a/plugins/bitcoin.py
+++ b/plugins/bitcoin.py
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ def bitcoin(inp, say=None):
         'low': data['low']['display_short'],
         'vol': data['vol']['display_short'],
     }
-    say("Current: \x0307%(buy)s\x0f - High: \x0307%(high)s\x0f"
-        " - Low: \x0307%(low)s\x0f - Volume: %(vol)s" % ticker)
+    say("Current: \x0307{}\x0f - High: \x0307{}\x0f"
+        " - Low: \x0307{}\x0f - Volume: {}".format(data['buy'],data['high'],data['low'],data['vol']))
diff --git a/plugins/brainfuck.py b/plugins/brainfuck.py
index a2fb126..1c68b57 100755
--- a/plugins/brainfuck.py
+++ b/plugins/brainfuck.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def bf(inp):
         if steps > MAX_STEPS:
             if output == '':
                 output = '(no output)'
-            output += '[exceeded %d iterations]' % MAX_STEPS
+            output += '[exceeded {} iterations]'.format(MAX_STEPS)
             break
 
     stripped_output = re.sub(r'[\x00-\x1F]', '', output)
diff --git a/plugins/coin.py b/plugins/coin.py
index ef984fe..78668bb 100755
--- a/plugins/coin.py
+++ b/plugins/coin.py
@@ -15,11 +15,10 @@ def coin(inp, me=None):
         amount = 1
 
     if amount == 1:
-        me("flips a coin and gets %s." % random.choice(["heads", "tails"]))
+        me("flips a coin and gets {}.".format(random.choice(["heads", "tails"])))
     elif amount == 0:
         me("makes a coin flipping motion with its hands.")
     else:
         heads = int(random.normalvariate(.5 * amount, (.75 * amount) ** .5))
         tails = amount - heads
-        me("flips %i coins and gets "
-           "%i heads and %i tails." % (amount, heads, tails))
+        me("flips {} coins and gets {} heads and {} tails.".format(amount, heads, tails))
diff --git a/plugins/core_ctcp.py b/plugins/core_ctcp.py
index 523a4e4..4f399f6 100755
--- a/plugins/core_ctcp.py
+++ b/plugins/core_ctcp.py
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ def ctcp_ping(inp, notice=None):
 
 @hook.regex(r'^\x01TIME\x01$')
 def ctcp_time(inp, notice=None):
-    notice('\x01TIME: The time is: %s' % time.strftime("%r", time.localtime()))
+    notice('\x01TIME: The time is: {}'.format(time.strftime("%r", time.localtime())))
diff --git a/plugins/core_misc.py b/plugins/core_misc.py
index 5e075a9..0b43542 100755
--- a/plugins/core_misc.py
+++ b/plugins/core_misc.py
@@ -25,16 +25,12 @@ def onjoin(paraml, conn=None, bot=None):
     nickserv_account_name = conn.conf.get('nickserv_user', '')
     nickserv_command = conn.conf.get('nickserv_command', 'IDENTIFY')
     if nickserv_password:
-        print "Found a password..."
         if nickserv_password in bot.config['censored_strings']:
             bot.config['censored_strings'].remove(nickserv_password)
         if nickserv_account_name:
-            print "Found an account name..."
-            print "Sending"," ".join([nickserv_command, nickserv_account_name, nickserv_password]),"to",nickserv_name
-            conn.msg(nickserv_name, " ".join([nickserv_command, nickserv_account_name, nickserv_password]))
+            conn.msg(nickserv_name, "{} {} {}".format([nickserv_command, nickserv_account_name, nickserv_password]))
         else:
-            print "Sending"," ".join([nickserv_command, nickserv_password]),"to",nickserv_name
-            conn.msg(nickserv_name, " ".join([nickserv_command, nickserv_password]))
+            conn.msg(nickserv_name, "{} {}".format([nickserv_command, nickserv_password]))
         bot.config['censored_strings'].append(nickserv_password)
         time.sleep(1)
 
diff --git a/plugins/correction.py b/plugins/correction.py
index c7d248d..5f2e2f6 100644
--- a/plugins/correction.py
+++ b/plugins/correction.py
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ def correction(inp, say=None, notice=None, db=None):
                 message = last_message[1].replace("\x01ACTION ", "/me ").replace("\x01", "")
             else:
                 message = last_message[1]
-            say("%s meant to say: %s" % (nick, message.replace(find, "\x02" + replace + "\x02")))
+            say("{} meant to say: {}".format(nick, message.replace(find, "\x02" + replace + "\x02")))
         else:
-            notice("%s can't be found in your last message" % find)
+            notice("{} can't be found in your last message".format(find))
     else:
         if nick == input.nick:
             notice("I haven't seen you say anything here yet")
         else:
-            notice("I haven't seen %s say anything here yet" % nick)
+            notice("I haven't seen {} say anything here yet".format(nick))
diff --git a/plugins/dice.py b/plugins/dice.py
index f2173d1..94e0f46 100755
--- a/plugins/dice.py
+++ b/plugins/dice.py
@@ -84,6 +84,6 @@ def dice(inp):
                 return "Thanks for overflowing a float, jerk >:["
 
     if desc:
-        return "%s: %d (%s)" % (desc.strip(), total, ", ".join(rolls))
+        return "{}: {} ({})".format(desc.strip(), total, ", ".join(rolls))
     else:
-        return "%d (%s)" % (total, ", ".join(rolls))
+        return "{} ({})".format(total, ", ".join(rolls))
diff --git a/plugins/dictionary.py b/plugins/dictionary.py
index dac19b6..478f77f 100755
--- a/plugins/dictionary.py
+++ b/plugins/dictionary.py
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ def define(inp):
         return 'No results for ' + inp + ' :('
 
     def format_output(show_examples):
-        result = '%s: ' % h.xpath('//dt[@class="title-word"]/a/text()')[0]
+        result = '{}: '.format(h.xpath('//dt[@class="title-word"]/a/text()')[0])
 
         correction = h.xpath('//span[@class="correct-word"]/text()')
         if correction:
-            result = 'Definition for "%s": ' % correction[0]
+            result = 'Definition for "{}": '.format(correction[0])
 
         sections = []
         for section in definition:
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def define(inp):
         for article in sections:
             result += article[0]
             if len(article) > 2:
-                result += ' '.join('%d. %s' % (n + 1, section)
+                result += ' '.join('{}. {}'.format(n + 1, section)
                                     for n, section in enumerate(article[1:]))
             else:
                 result += article[1] + ' '
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def etymology(inp):
     etym = h.xpath('//dl')
 
     if not etym:
-        return 'No etymology found for ' + inp + ' :('
+        return 'No etymology found for {} :('.format(inp)
 
     etym = etym[0].text_content()
 
diff --git a/plugins/down.py b/plugins/down.py
index ec6dc0d..f03c078 100755
--- a/plugins/down.py
+++ b/plugins/down.py
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ def down(inp):
     # http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2006-December/589854.html
     try:
         http.get(inp, get_method='HEAD')
-        return inp + ' seems to be up'
+        return '{} seems to be up'.format(inp)
     except http.URLError:
-        return inp + ' seems to be down'
+        return '{} seems to be down'.format(inp)
diff --git a/plugins/drama.py b/plugins/drama.py
index b6bf77d..351c5c8 100755
--- a/plugins/drama.py
+++ b/plugins/drama.py
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ def drama(inp):
             summary = " ".join(p.text_content().splitlines())
             summary = re.sub("\[\d+\]", "", summary)
             summary = text.truncate_str(summary, 220)
-            return "%s :: %s" % (summary, url)
+            return "{} :: {}".format(summary, url)
 
     return "Unknown Error."
diff --git a/plugins/eightball.py b/plugins/eightball.py
index e7ef418..141c464 100755
--- a/plugins/eightball.py
+++ b/plugins/eightball.py
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ def eightball(input, me=None):
     in electronic form. Ask and it shall be answered!"""
 
     magic = text.multiword_replace(random.choice(responses), color_codes)
-    me("shakes the magic 8 ball... %s" % magic)
+    me("shakes the magic 8 ball... {}".format(magic))
diff --git a/plugins/fact.py b/plugins/fact.py
index 062be77..ab05f17 100755
--- a/plugins/fact.py
+++ b/plugins/fact.py
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ def fact(inp, say=False, nick=False):
 
     url = web.try_isgd(link)
 
-    return "%s - %s" % (fact, url)
+    return "{} - {}".format(fact, url)
diff --git a/plugins/factoids.py b/plugins/factoids.py
index 8440fc1..a42ed56 100755
--- a/plugins/factoids.py
+++ b/plugins/factoids.py
@@ -62,14 +62,12 @@ def remember(inp, nick='', db=None, notice=None):
 
     if old_data:
         if append:
-            notice("Appending \x02%s\x02 to \x02%s\x02" % (new_data, old_data))
+            notice("Appending \x02{}\x02 to \x02{}\x02".format(new_data, old_data))
         else:
-            notice('Remembering \x02%s\x02 for \x02%s\x02. Type ?%s to see it.'
-                   % (data, word, word))
-            notice('Previous data was \x02%s\x02' % old_data)
+            notice('Remembering \x02{}\x02 for \x02{}\x02. Type ?{} to see it.'.format(data, word, word))
+            notice('Previous data was \x02{}\x02'.format(old_data))
     else:
-        notice('Remembering \x02%s\x02 for \x02%s\x02. Type ?%s to see it.'
-               % (data, word, word))
+        notice('Remembering \x02{}\x02 for \x02{}\x02. Type ?{} to see it.'.format(data, word, word))
 
 
 @hook.command("f", permissions=["delfactoid"])
@@ -131,7 +129,7 @@ def factoid(inp, say=None, db=None, bot=None, me=None, conn=None, input=None):
         # factoid preprocessors
         if data.startswith("<py>"):
             code = data[4:].strip()
-            variables = 'input="""%s"""; nick="%s"; chan="%s"; bot_nick="%s";' % (arguments.replace('"', '\\"'),
+            variables = 'input="""{}"""; nick="{}"; chan="{}"; bot_nick="{}";'.format(arguments.replace('"', '\\"'),
                                                                                   input.nick, input.chan,
                                                                                   input.conn.nick)
             result = execute.eval_py(variables + code)
@@ -152,6 +150,6 @@ def factoid(inp, say=None, db=None, bot=None, me=None, conn=None, input=None):
                 say("Could not fetch URL.")
         else:
             if prefix_on:
-                say("\x02[%s]:\x02 %s" % (factoid_id, result))
+                say("\x02[{}]:\x02 {}".format(factoid_id, result))
             else:
                 say(result)
diff --git a/plugins/fmylife.py b/plugins/fmylife.py
index c213d44..a25b1a4 100755
--- a/plugins/fmylife.py
+++ b/plugins/fmylife.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def fml(inp, reply=None):
     # grab the last item in the fml cache and remove it
     id, text = fml_cache.pop()
     # reply with the fml we grabbed
-    reply('(#%d) %s' % (id, text))
+    reply('(#{}) {}'.format(id, text))
     # refresh fml cache if its getting empty
     if len(fml_cache) < 3:
         refresh_cache()
diff --git a/plugins/gcalc.py b/plugins/gcalc.py
index fd4b136..9a2dbb5 100755
--- a/plugins/gcalc.py
+++ b/plugins/gcalc.py
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ def calc(inp):
     result = soup.find('h2', {'class': 'r'})
     exponent = result.find('sup')
     if not result:
-        return "Could not calculate '%s'" % inp
+        return "Could not calculate '{}'".format(inp)
 
     if not exponent:
         return result.contents[0]
     if exponent:
-        return result.contents[0] + "^" + exponent.contents[0]
+        return "{}^{}".format(result.contents[0]*2)
diff --git a/plugins/github.py b/plugins/github.py
index dd1aeb9..00ee88d 100644
--- a/plugins/github.py
+++ b/plugins/github.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def ghissues(inp):
             repo = shortcuts[args[0]]
         else:
             repo = args[0]
-        url = "https://api.github.com/repos/%s/issues" % repo
+        url = "https://api.github.com/repos/{}/issues".format(repo)
     except IndexError:
         return "Invalid syntax. .github issues username/repo [number]"
     try:
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ def ghissues(inp):
                 return "Repo has no open issues"
     except ValueError:
         return "Invalid data returned. Check arguments (.github issues username/repo [number]"
-    fmt = "Issue: #%s (%s) by %s: %s | %s %s"  # (number, state, user.login, title, truncate(body), gitio.gitio(data.url))
-    fmt1 = "Issue: #%s (%s) by %s: %s %s"  # (number, state, user.login, title, gitio.gitio(data.url))
+    fmt = "Issue: #{} ({}) by {}: {} | {} {}".format(number, state, user.login, title, truncate(body), gitio.gitio(data.url))
+    fmt1 = "Issue: #{} ({}) by {}: {} {}".format(number, state, user.login, title, gitio.gitio(data.url))
     number = data["number"]
     if data["state"] == "open":
         state = u"\x033\x02OPEN\x02\x0f"
     else:
-        state = u"\x034\x02CLOSED\x02\x0f by %s" % data["closed_by"]["login"]
+        state = u"\x034\x02CLOSED\x02\x0f by {}".format(data["closed_by"]["login"])
     user = data["user"]["login"]
     title = data["title"]
     summary = truncate(data["body"])
diff --git a/plugins/google.py b/plugins/google.py
index 1e1dad4..74b0c18 100755
--- a/plugins/google.py
+++ b/plugins/google.py
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ def googleimage(inp):
 
     parsed = api_get('images', inp)
     if not 200 <= parsed['responseStatus'] < 300:
-        raise IOError('error searching for images: %d: %s' % (
-            parsed['responseStatus'], ''))
+        raise IOError('error searching for images: {}: {}'.format(parsed['responseStatus'], ''))
     if not parsed['responseData']['results']:
         return 'no images found'
     return random.choice(parsed['responseData']['results'][:10]) \
@@ -33,8 +32,7 @@ def google(inp):
 
     parsed = api_get('web', inp)
     if not 200 <= parsed['responseStatus'] < 300:
-        raise IOError('error searching for pages: %d: %s' % (
-            parsed['responseStatus'], ''))
+        raise IOError('error searching for pages: {}: {}'.format(parsed['responseStatus'], ''))
     if not parsed['responseData']['results']:
         return 'No results found.'
 
@@ -50,6 +48,6 @@ def google(inp):
         content = http.html.fromstring(content).text_content()
         content = text.truncate_str(content, 150)
 
-    out = '%s -- \x02%s\x02: "%s"' % (result['unescapedUrl'], title, content)
+    out = '{} -- \x02{}\x02: "{}"'.format(result['unescapedUrl'], title, content)
 
     return out
diff --git a/plugins/horoscope.py b/plugins/horoscope.py
index 7bd6221..ef3ed84 100644
--- a/plugins/horoscope.py
+++ b/plugins/horoscope.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def horoscope(inp, db=None, notice=None, nick=None):
     #result = unicode(result, "utf8").replace('flight ','')
 
     if not title:
-        return "Could not get the horoscope for %s." % inp
+        return "Could not get the horoscope for {}.".format(inp)
 
     if inp and not dontsave:
         db.execute("insert or replace into horoscope(nick, sign) values (?,?)",
diff --git a/plugins/ignore.py b/plugins/ignore.py
index 00ce9e1..dc3f382 100755
--- a/plugins/ignore.py
+++ b/plugins/ignore.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def ignored(inp, notice=None, bot=None):
     """ignored -- Lists ignored channels/users."""
     ignorelist = bot.config["plugins"]["ignore"]["ignored"]
     if ignorelist:
-        notice("Ignored channels/users are: %s" % ", ".join(ignorelist))
+        notice("Ignored channels/users are: {}".format(", ".join(ignorelist)))
     else:
         notice("No masks are currently ignored.")
     return
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ def ignore(inp, notice=None, bot=None, config=None):
     target = inp.lower()
     ignorelist = bot.config["plugins"]["ignore"]["ignored"]
     if target in ignorelist:
-        notice("%s is already ignored." % target)
+        notice("{} is already ignored.".format(target))
     else:
-        notice("%s has been ignored." % target)
+        notice("{} has been ignored.".format(target))
         ignorelist.append(target)
         ignorelist.sort()
         json.dump(bot.config, open('config', 'w'), sort_keys=True, indent=2)
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ def unignore(inp, notice=None, bot=None, config=None):
     target = inp.lower()
     ignorelist = bot.config["plugins"]["ignore"]["ignored"]
     if target in ignorelist:
-        notice("%s has been unignored." % target)
+        notice("{} has been unignored.".format(target))
         ignorelist.remove(target)
         ignorelist.sort()
         json.dump(bot.config, open('config', 'w'), sort_keys=True, indent=2)
     else:
-        notice("%s is not ignored." % target)
+        notice("{} is not ignored.".format(target))
     return
diff --git a/plugins/imdb.py b/plugins/imdb.py
index e44bd2c..f7a0223 100755
--- a/plugins/imdb.py
+++ b/plugins/imdb.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def imdb(inp):
     if content.get('Error', None) == 'Movie not found!':
         return 'Movie not found!'
     elif content['Response'] == 'True':
-        content['URL'] = 'http://www.imdb.com/title/%(imdbID)s' % content
+        content['URL'] = 'http://www.imdb.com/title/{}'.format(content['imdbID'])
 
         out = '\x02%(Title)s\x02 (%(Year)s) (%(Genre)s): %(Plot)s'
         if content['Runtime'] != 'N/A':

From 0aa2185edeae2129e3297fcaafcd5d72696e68e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fletcher Boyd <me@fletcherjamesboyd.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 10:11:18 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 4/6] more .format.

---
 plugins/lastfm.py           | 12 ++++++------
 plugins/lmgtfy.py           |  2 +-
 plugins/lyrics.py           | 10 +++++-----
 plugins/metacritic.py       |  9 ++++-----
 plugins/minecraft_bukkit.py | 20 +++++++-------------
 plugins/minecraft_items.py  |  8 ++++----
 plugins/minecraft_wiki.py   |  2 +-
 plugins/mlia.py             |  4 ++--
 plugins/namegen.py          |  2 +-
 plugins/ping.py             |  2 +-
 plugins/potato.py           |  4 ++--
 plugins/puush.py            |  2 +-
 plugins/quote.py            |  9 ++++-----
 plugins/reddit.py           |  2 +-
 plugins/snopes.py           |  2 +-
 15 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)

diff --git a/plugins/lastfm.py b/plugins/lastfm.py
index 5436409..4f56ee3 100755
--- a/plugins/lastfm.py
+++ b/plugins/lastfm.py
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ def lastfm(inp, nick='', db=None, bot=None, notice=None):
                              api_key=api_key, user=user, limit=1)
 
     if 'error' in response:
-        return "Error: %s." % response["message"]
+        return "Error: {}.".format(response["message"])
 
     if not "track" in response["recenttracks"] or len(response["recenttracks"]["track"]) == 0:
-        return 'No recent tracks for user "%s" found.' % user
+        return 'No recent tracks for user "{}" found.'.format(user)
 
     tracks = response["recenttracks"]["track"]
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def lastfm(inp, nick='', db=None, bot=None, notice=None):
         # lets see how long ago they listened to it
         time_listened = datetime.fromtimestamp(int(track["date"]["uts"]))
         time_since = timesince.timesince(time_listened)
-        ending = ' (%s ago)' % time_since
+        ending = ' ({} ago)'.format(time_since)
 
     else:
         return "error: could not parse track listing"
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ def lastfm(inp, nick='', db=None, bot=None, notice=None):
     album = track["album"]["#text"]
     artist = track["artist"]["#text"]
 
-    out = '%s %s "%s"' % (user, status, title)
+    out = '{} {} "{}"'.format(user, status, title)
     if artist:
-        out += " by \x02%s\x0f" % artist
+        out += " by \x02{}\x0f".format(artist)
     if album:
-        out += " from the album \x02%s\x0f" % album
+        out += " from the album \x02{}\x0f".format(album)
 
     # append ending based on what type it was
     out += ending
diff --git a/plugins/lmgtfy.py b/plugins/lmgtfy.py
index 5d10823..c8dcee3 100644
--- a/plugins/lmgtfy.py
+++ b/plugins/lmgtfy.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from util import hook, web, http
 def lmgtfy(inp):
     """lmgtfy [phrase] - Posts a google link for the specified phrase"""
 
-    link = "http://lmgtfy.com/?q=%s" % http.quote_plus(inp)
+    link = "http://lmgtfy.com/?q={}".format(http.quote_plus(inp))
 
     try:
         return web.isgd(link)
diff --git a/plugins/lyrics.py b/plugins/lyrics.py
index 1456c36..72a8351 100644
--- a/plugins/lyrics.py
+++ b/plugins/lyrics.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def lyrics(inp):
                 lyrics = newsoup.find('div', {'style': 'margin-left:10px;margin-right:10px;'}).text.strip()
                 pasteurl = " " + web.haste(lyrics)
             except Exception as e:
-                pasteurl = " (\x02Unable to paste lyrics\x02 [%s])" % str(e)
+                pasteurl = " (\x02Unable to paste lyrics\x02 [{}])".format(str(e))
         else:
             pasteurl = ""
         artist = div.find('b').text.title()
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ def lyrics(inp):
             spurl = ""
         lyricsum = div.find('div').text
         if "\r\n" in lyricsum.strip():
-            lyricsum = " / ".join(lyricsum.strip().split("\r\n")[0:4]) # truncate, format
+            lyricsum = " / ".join(lyricsum.strip().split("\r\n")[0:4])  # truncate, format
         else:
-            lyricsum = " / ".join(lyricsum.strip().split("\n")[0:4]) # truncate, format
-        return "\x02%s\x02 by \x02%s\x02 %s%s%s - %s" % (
-            title, artist, web.try_isgd(link), spurl, pasteurl, lyricsum[:-3])
+            lyricsum = " / ".join(lyricsum.strip().split("\n")[0:4])  # truncate, format
+        return "\x02{}\x02 by \x02{}\x02 {}{}{} - {}".format(title, artist, web.try_isgd(link), spurl, pasteurl,
+                                                             lyricsum[:-3])
     else:
         return "No song results. " + url + inp.replace(" ", "+")
diff --git a/plugins/metacritic.py b/plugins/metacritic.py
index 5679529..0168230 100755
--- a/plugins/metacritic.py
+++ b/plugins/metacritic.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def metacritic(inp):
 
     title_safe = http.quote_plus(title)
 
-    url = 'http://www.metacritic.com/search/%s/%s/results' % (cat, title_safe)
+    url = 'http://www.metacritic.com/search/{}/{}/results'.format(cat, title_safe)
 
     try:
         doc = http.get_html(url)
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ def metacritic(inp):
     except IndexError:
         score = None
 
-    return '[%s] %s - \x02%s/100\x02, %s - %s' % (plat.upper(), name,
-                                                  score or 'no score',
-                                                  'release: \x02%s\x02' % release if release else 'unreleased',
-                                                  link)
+    return '[{}] {} - \x02{}/100\x02, {} - {}'.format(plat.upper(), name, score or 'no score',
+                                                      'release: \x02%s\x02' % release if release else 'unreleased',
+                                                      link)
diff --git a/plugins/minecraft_bukkit.py b/plugins/minecraft_bukkit.py
index 9bc8201..ad1a38c 100644
--- a/plugins/minecraft_bukkit.py
+++ b/plugins/minecraft_bukkit.py
@@ -27,13 +27,10 @@ def randombukkitplugin(inp, reply=None):
     bukkitver = ", ".join(data['versions'][0]['game_versions'])
     link = web.isgd(data['versions'][0]['link'])
     if description != "":
-        reply("\x02%s\x02, by \x02%s\x02 - %s - (%s) \x02%s"
-              % (name, authors, description, stage, url))
+        reply("\x02{}\x02, by \x02{}\x02 - {} - ({}) \x02{}".format(name, authors, description, stage, url))
     else:
-        reply("\x02%s\x02, by \x02%s\x02 (%s) \x02%s"
-              % (name, authors, stage, url))
-    reply("Last release: \x02v%s\x02 for \x02%s\x02 at %s \x02%s\x02"
-          % (lastVersion, bukkitver, lastUpdate, link))
+        reply("\x02{}\x02, by \x02{}\x02 ({}) \x02{}".format(name, authors, stage, url))
+    reply("Last release: \x02v{}\x02 for \x02{}\x02 at {} \x02{}\x02".format(lastVersion, bukkitver, lastUpdate, link))
 
 
 @hook.command('bplugin')
@@ -57,13 +54,10 @@ def bukkitplugin(inp, reply=None):
     bukkitver = ", ".join(data['versions'][0]['game_versions'])
     link = web.isgd(data['versions'][0]['link'])
     if description != "":
-        reply("\x02%s\x02, by \x02%s\x02 - %s - (%s) \x02%s"
-              % (name, authors, description, stage, url))
+        reply("\x02{}\x02, by \x02{}\x02 - {} - ({}) \x02{}".format(name, authors, description, stage, url))
     else:
-        reply("\x02%s\x02, by \x02%s\x02 (%s) \x02%s"
-              % (name, authors, stage, url))
-    reply("Last release: \x02v%s\x02 for \x02%s\x02 at %s \x02%s\x02"
-          % (lastVersion, bukkitver, lastUpdate, link))
+        reply("\x02{}\x02, by \x02{}\x02 ({}) \x02{}".format(name, authors, stage, url))
+    reply("Last release: \x02v{}\x02 for \x02{}\x02 at {} \x02{}\x02".format(lastVersion, bukkitver, lastUpdate, link))
 
 
 def getplugininfo(inp):
@@ -75,5 +69,5 @@ def getplugininfo(inp):
         data = http.get_json("http://api.bukget.org/3/plugins/bukkit/%s/"
                              % slug)
     except HTTPError as e:
-        return "Got error: %s" % e
+        return "Got error: {}".format(e)
     return data
diff --git a/plugins/minecraft_items.py b/plugins/minecraft_items.py
index ac64e05..97a6420 100755
--- a/plugins/minecraft_items.py
+++ b/plugins/minecraft_items.py
@@ -61,16 +61,16 @@ def mcitem(input, reply=None):
 
     for id, name in ids:
         if input == id:
-            results = ["\x02[%s]\x02 %s" % (id, name)]
+            results = ["\x02[{}]\x02 {}".format(id, name)]
             break
         elif input in name.lower():
-            results.append("\x02[%s]\x02 %s" % (id, name))
+            results.append("\x02[{}]\x02 {}".format(id, name))
 
     if not results:
         return "No matches found."
 
     if len(results) > 12:
-        reply("There are too many options, please narrow your search. (%s)" % len(results))
+        reply("There are too many options, please narrow your search. ({})".format(str(len(results))))
         return
 
     out = ", ".join(results)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def mcrecipe(input, reply=None):
         return "No matches found."
 
     if len(results) > 3:
-        reply("There are too many options, please narrow your search. (%s)" % len(results))
+        reply("There are too many options, please narrow your search. ({})".format(len(results)))
         return
 
     for result in results:
diff --git a/plugins/minecraft_wiki.py b/plugins/minecraft_wiki.py
index a2b4cf3..210c3f4 100755
--- a/plugins/minecraft_wiki.py
+++ b/plugins/minecraft_wiki.py
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ def mcwiki(inp):
             summary = " ".join(p.text_content().splitlines())
             summary = re.sub("\[\d+\]", "", summary)
             summary = text.truncate_str(summary, 200)
-            return "%s :: %s" % (summary, url)
+            return "{} :: {}".format(summary, url)
 
     return "Unknown Error."
diff --git a/plugins/mlia.py b/plugins/mlia.py
index ad3de91..c155a3e 100644
--- a/plugins/mlia.py
+++ b/plugins/mlia.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ mlia_cache = []
 
 def refresh_cache():
     """gets a page of random MLIAs and puts them into a dictionary """
-    url = 'http://mylifeisaverage.com/%s' % random.randint(1, 11000)
+    url = 'http://mylifeisaverage.com/{}'.format(random.randint(1, 11000))
     soup = http.get_soup(url)
 
     for story in soup.find_all('div', {'class': 'story '}):
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def mlia(inp, reply=None):
     # grab the last item in the mlia cache and remove it
     id, text = mlia_cache.pop()
     # reply with the mlia we grabbed
-    reply('(%s) %s' % (id, text))
+    reply('({}) {}'.format(id, text))
     # refresh mlia cache if its getting empty
     if len(mlia_cache) < 3:
         refresh_cache()
diff --git a/plugins/namegen.py b/plugins/namegen.py
index a761924..6e081c0 100755
--- a/plugins/namegen.py
+++ b/plugins/namegen.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class NameGenerator(object):
 
         for name_part in name_parts:
             part = random.choice(self.parts[name_part])
-            name = name.replace("{%s}" % name_part, part)
+            name = name.replace("{{}}".format(name_part), part)
 
         return name
 
diff --git a/plugins/ping.py b/plugins/ping.py
index 549906b..746ea05 100755
--- a/plugins/ping.py
+++ b/plugins/ping.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def ping(inp, reply=None):
     # I assume it's no longer needed with the way we run the process
     # host = re.sub(r'([^\s\w\.])+', '', host)
 
-    reply("Attempting to ping %s %s times..." % (host, count))
+    reply("Attempting to ping {} {} times...".format(host, count))
 
     pingcmd = subprocess.check_output(["ping", "-c", count, host])
     if "request timed out" in pingcmd or "unknown host" in pingcmd:
diff --git a/plugins/potato.py b/plugins/potato.py
index 1fd4b1e..8d03e2b 100755
--- a/plugins/potato.py
+++ b/plugins/potato.py
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@ def potato(inp, me=None, input=None):
     method = random.choice(['bakes', 'fries', 'boils', 'roasts'])
     side_dish = random.choice(['side salad', 'dollop of sour cream', 'piece of chicken', 'bowl of shredded bacon'])
 
-    me("%s a %s %s %s potato for %s and serves it with a small %s!" % (
-        method, flavor, size, potato_type, inp, side_dish))
+    me("{} a {} {} {} potato for {} and serves it with a small {}!".format(method, flavor, size, potato_type, inp,
+                                                                           side_dish))
diff --git a/plugins/puush.py b/plugins/puush.py
index fdf8953..07b1e5c 100644
--- a/plugins/puush.py
+++ b/plugins/puush.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def check_url(code):
 
 
 def make_url(code):
-    return "http://puu.sh/" + code
+    return "http://puu.sh/{}".format(code)
 
 
 @hook.command(autohelp=False)
diff --git a/plugins/quote.py b/plugins/quote.py
index 3d8ad9d..25c614d 100755
--- a/plugins/quote.py
+++ b/plugins/quote.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ from util import hook
 def format_quote(q, num, n_quotes):
     """Returns a formatted string of a quote"""
     ctime, nick, msg = q
-    return "[%d/%d] <%s> %s" % (num, n_quotes,
-                                nick, msg)
+    return "[{}/{}] <{}> {}".format((num, n_quotes,
+                                nick, msg))
 
 
 def create_table_if_not_exists(db):
@@ -45,12 +45,11 @@ def get_quote_num(num, count, name):
     if num:  # Make sure num is a number if it isn't false
         num = int(num)
     if count == 0:  # Error on no quotes
-        raise Exception("No quotes found for %s." % name)
+        raise Exception("No quotes found for {}.".format(name))
     if num and num < 0:  # Count back if possible
         num = count + num + 1 if num + count > -1 else count + 1
     if num and num > count:  # If there are not enough quotes, raise an error
-        raise Exception("I only have %d quote%s for %s."
-                        % (count, ('s', '')[count == 1], name))
+        raise Exception("I only have {} quote{} for {}.".format(count, ('s', '')[count == 1], name))
     if num and num == 0:  # If the number is zero, set it to one
         num = 1
     if not num:  # If a number is not given, select a random one
diff --git a/plugins/reddit.py b/plugins/reddit.py
index 609c352..96f96b5 100644
--- a/plugins/reddit.py
+++ b/plugins/reddit.py
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ def reddit_url(match):
     timeago = thread.xpath("//div[@id='siteTable']//p[@class='tagline']/time/text()")[0]
     comments = thread.xpath("//div[@id='siteTable']//a[@class='comments']/text()")[0]
 
-    return '\x02%s\x02 - posted by \x02%s\x02 %s ago - %s upvotes, %s downvotes - %s' % (
+    return '\x02{}\x02 - posted by \x02{}\x02 {} ago - {} upvotes, {} downvotes - {}'.format(
         title, author, timeago, upvotes, downvotes, comments)
diff --git a/plugins/snopes.py b/plugins/snopes.py
index bc32f18..9850a68 100755
--- a/plugins/snopes.py
+++ b/plugins/snopes.py
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ def snopes(inp):
     claim = re.sub(r"[\s\xa0]+", " ", claim)   # compress whitespace
     status = re.sub(r"[\s\xa0]+", " ", status)
 
-    return "%s %s %s" % (claim, status, result_urls[0])
+    return "{} {} {}".format(claim, status, result_urls[0])

From 015dd93df34db4a8a5cc3ca20d794dfcdb18e6de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fletcher Boyd <me@fletcherjamesboyd.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 10:36:25 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 5/6] last round of .format conversion for string formatting.

---
 plugins/steam.py        |  8 ++++----
 plugins/stock.py        |  2 +-
 plugins/system.py       | 18 +++++++++---------
 plugins/tell.py         |  8 ++++----
 plugins/time.py         |  6 +++---
 plugins/todo.py         | 14 +++++++-------
 plugins/tvdb.py         | 24 ++++++++++++------------
 plugins/validate.py     |  4 ++--
 plugins/valvesounds.py  |  2 +-
 plugins/wikipedia.py    |  2 +-
 plugins/wolframalpha.py |  2 +-
 11 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)

diff --git a/plugins/steam.py b/plugins/steam.py
index b4230c6..140e780 100644
--- a/plugins/steam.py
+++ b/plugins/steam.py
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ def steamcalc(inp, nick='', db=None):
         out += soup.findAll('h1', {'class': 'header-title'})[1].text.strip()
     except Exception as e:
         print e
-        return u"\x02Unable to retrieve info for %s!\x02 Is it a valid SteamCommunity profile username (%s)? " \
-               "Check if your profile is private, or go here to search: %s" % (
+        return u"\x02Unable to retrieve info for {}!\x02 Is it a valid SteamCommunity profile username ({})? " \
+               "Check if your profile is private, or go here to search: {}".format(
                    inp, web.try_isgd("http://steamcommunity.com/id/%s" % inp), web.try_isgd(url))
 
     nextone = False
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ def steamcalc(inp, nick='', db=None):
     notplayed = data[2].text.split(" ")[-1]
     nppercent = data[3].text.split(" ")[-1]
     time = data[4].text.split(" ")[-1].replace("h", "hours")
-    out += " This account is worth \x02%s\x02, and they've spent \x02%s\x02 playing games! " % (money, time)
-    out += " They have \x02%s games\x02, but \x02%s of them haven't been touched\x02! That's \x02%s\x02! " % (
+    out += " This account is worth \x02{}\x02, and they've spent \x02{}\x02 playing games! ".format(money, time)
+    out += " They have \x02{} games\x02, but \x02{} of them haven't been touched\x02! That's \x02{}\x02! ".format(
         totalgames, notplayed, nppercent)
 
     if not dontsave:
diff --git a/plugins/stock.py b/plugins/stock.py
index 234ac2d..d2d40c5 100755
--- a/plugins/stock.py
+++ b/plugins/stock.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def stock(inp):
             guess = guess[0]["symbol"]
             return stock(guess)
         else:
-            return "error: unable to get stock info for '%s'" % inp
+            return "error: unable to get stock info for '{}'".format(inp)
 
     if results['last'] == '0.00':
         return "%(company)s - last known stock value was 0.00 %(currency)s" \
diff --git a/plugins/system.py b/plugins/system.py
index 40a60f1..e8489d1 100755
--- a/plugins/system.py
+++ b/plugins/system.py
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ def system(inp):
     python_ver = platform.python_version()
     architecture = '-'.join(platform.architecture())
     cpu = platform.machine()
-    return "Hostname: \x02%s\x02, Operating System: \x02%s\x02, Python " \
-           "Version: \x02%s %s\x02, Architecture: \x02%s\x02, CPU: \x02%s" \
-           "\x02" % (hostname, os, python_imp, python_ver, architecture, cpu)
+    return "Hostname: \x02{}\x02, Operating System: \x02{}\x02, Python " \
+           "Version: \x02{} {}\x02, Architecture: \x02{}\x02, CPU: \x02{}" \
+           "\x02".format(hostname, os, python_imp, python_ver, architecture, cpu)
 
 
 @hook.command(autohelp=False)
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ def memory(inp):
         data = [float(i.replace(' kB', '')) for i in data]
         strings = [convert_kilobytes(i) for i in data]
         # prepare the output
-        out = "Threads: \x02%s\x02, Real Memory: \x02%s\x02, Allocated Memory: \x02%s\x02, Peak " \
-              "Allocated Memory: \x02%s\x02, Stack Size: \x02%s\x02, Heap " \
-              "Size: \x02%s\x02" % (s['Threads'], strings[0], strings[1], strings[2],
+        out = "Threads: \x02{}\x02, Real Memory: \x02{}\x02, Allocated Memory: \x02{}\x02, Peak " \
+              "Allocated Memory: \x02{}\x02, Stack Size: \x02{}\x02, Heap " \
+              "Size: \x02{}\x02".format(s['Threads'], strings[0], strings[1], strings[2],
               strings[3], strings[4])
         # return output
         return out
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def memory(inp):
         for amount in re.findall(r'([,0-9]+) K', out):
             memory += float(amount.replace(',', ''))
         memory = convert_kilobytes(memory)
-        return "Memory Usage: \x02%s\x02" % memory
+        return "Memory Usage: \x02{}\x02".format(memory)
 
     else:
         return "Sorry, this command is not supported on your OS."
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ def uptime(inp, bot=None):
     """uptime -- Shows the bot's uptime."""
     uptime_raw = round(time.time() - bot.start_time)
     uptime = timedelta(seconds=uptime_raw)
-    return "Uptime: \x02%s\x02" % uptime
+    return "Uptime: \x02{}\x02".format(uptime)
 
 
 @hook.command(autohelp=False)
 def pid(inp):
     """pid -- Prints the bot's PID."""
-    return "PID: \x02%s\x02" % os.getpid()
+    return "PID: \x02{}\x02".format(os.getpid())
diff --git a/plugins/tell.py b/plugins/tell.py
index 9bcc7b0..bf0d887 100755
--- a/plugins/tell.py
+++ b/plugins/tell.py
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ def tellinput(paraml, input=None, notice=None, db=None, bot=None, nick=None, con
         user_from, message, time, chan = tells[0]
         reltime = timesince.timesince(time)
 
-        reply = "%s sent you a message %s ago from %s: %s" % (user_from, reltime, chan,
+        reply = "{} sent you a message {} ago from {}: {}".format(user_from, reltime, chan,
                                                               message)
         if len(tells) > 1:
-            reply += " (+%d more, %sshowtells to view)" % (len(tells) - 1, conn.conf["command_prefix"])
+            reply += " (+{} more, {}showtells to view)".format(len(tells) - 1, conn.conf["command_prefix"])
 
         db.execute("delete from tell where user_to=lower(?) and message=?",
                    (nick, message))
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def showtells(inp, nick='', chan='', notice=None, db=None):
     for tell in tells:
         user_from, message, time, chan = tell
         past = timesince.timesince(time)
-        notice("%s sent you a message %s ago from %s: %s" % (user_from, past, chan, message))
+        notice("{} sent you a message {} ago from {}: {}".format(user_from, past, chan, message))
 
     db.execute("delete from tell where user_to=lower(?)",
                (nick,))
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def tell(inp, nick='', chan='', db=None, input=None, notice=None):
 
     if user_to.lower() == input.conn.nick.lower():
         # user is looking for us, being a smartass
-        notice("Thanks for the message, %s!" % user_from)
+        notice("Thanks for the message, {}!".format(user_from))
         return
 
     if not re.match("^[A-Za-z0-9_|.-\]\[]*$", user_to.lower()):
diff --git a/plugins/time.py b/plugins/time.py
index b8a18cb..b508522 100755
--- a/plugins/time.py
+++ b/plugins/time.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ api_url = 'http://api.wolframalpha.com/v2/query?format=plaintext'
 def time_command(inp, bot=None):
     """time <area> -- Gets the time in <area>"""
 
-    query = "current time in %s" % inp
+    query = "current time in {}".format(inp)
 
     api_key = bot.config.get("api_keys", {}).get("wolframalpha", None)
     if not api_key:
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ def time_command(inp, bot=None):
             place = capitalize_first(" ".join(request.xpath("//pod[@"
                                                             "title='Input interpretation']/subpod/plaintext/text()"))[
                                      16:])
-        return "%s - \x02%s\x02" % (time, place)
+        return "{} - \x02{}\x02".format(time, place)
     else:
-        return "Could not get the time for '%s'." % inp
+        return "Could not get the time for '{}'.".format(inp)
 
 
 @hook.command(autohelp=False)
diff --git a/plugins/todo.py b/plugins/todo.py
index 65c4fce..d18177d 100755
--- a/plugins/todo.py
+++ b/plugins/todo.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def todo(inp, nick='', chan='', db=None, notice=None, bot=None):
         if not row:
             notice("No such entry.")
             return
-        notice("[%d]: %s: %s" % (index, row[0], row[1]))
+        notice("[{}]: {}: {}".format(index, row[0], row[1]))
     elif cmd == 'del' or cmd == 'delete' or cmd == 'remove':
         if not len(args):
             return "error"
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def todo(inp, nick='', chan='', db=None, notice=None, bot=None):
 
         rows = db_del(db, nick, index)
 
-        notice("Deleted %d entries" % rows.rowcount)
+        notice("Deleted {} entries".format(rows.rowcount))
     elif cmd == 'list':
         limit = -1
 
@@ -163,11 +163,11 @@ def todo(inp, nick='', chan='', db=None, notice=None, bot=None):
         found = False
 
         for (index, row) in enumerate(rows):
-            notice("[%d]: %s: %s" % (index, row[0], row[1]))
+            notice("[{}]: {}: {}".format(index, row[0], row[1]))
             found = True
 
         if not found:
-            notice("%s has no entries." % nick)
+            notice("{} has no entries.".format(nick))
     elif cmd == 'search':
         if not len(args):
             notice("No search query given!")
@@ -178,11 +178,11 @@ def todo(inp, nick='', chan='', db=None, notice=None, bot=None):
         found = False
 
         for (index, row) in enumerate(rows):
-            notice("[%d]: %s: %s" % (index, row[0], row[1]))
+            notice("[{}]: {}: {}".format(index, row[0], row[1]))
             found = True
 
         if not found:
-            notice("%s has no matching entries for: %s" % (nick, query))
+            notice("{} has no matching entries for: {}".format(nick, query))
 
     else:
-        notice("Unknown command: %s" % cmd)
+        notice("Unknown command: {}".format(cmd))
diff --git a/plugins/tvdb.py b/plugins/tvdb.py
index 18f02eb..22a5cd7 100755
--- a/plugins/tvdb.py
+++ b/plugins/tvdb.py
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ def get_episode_info(episode, api_key):
     if episode_name == "TBA":
         episode_name = None
 
-    episode_desc = '%s' % episode_num
+    episode_desc = '{}'.format(episode_num)
     if episode_name:
-        episode_desc += ' - %s' % episode_name
+        episode_desc += ' - {}'.format(episode_name)
     return first_aired, airdate, episode_desc
 
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def tv_next(inp, bot=None):
     episodes = episodes["episodes"]
 
     if ended:
-        return "%s has ended." % series_name
+        return "{} has ended.".format(series_name)
 
     next_eps = []
     today = datetime.date.today()
@@ -114,22 +114,22 @@ def tv_next(inp, bot=None):
         (first_aired, airdate, episode_desc) = ep_info
 
         if airdate > today:
-            next_eps = ['%s (%s)' % (first_aired, episode_desc)]
+            next_eps = ['{} ({})'.format(first_aired, episode_desc)]
         elif airdate == today:
-            next_eps = ['Today (%s)' % episode_desc] + next_eps
+            next_eps = ['Today ({})'.format(episode_desc)] + next_eps
         else:
             #we're iterating in reverse order with newest episodes last
             #so, as soon as we're past today, break out of loop
             break
 
     if not next_eps:
-        return "There are no new episodes scheduled for %s." % series_name
+        return "There are no new episodes scheduled for {}.".format(series_name)
 
     if len(next_eps) == 1:
-        return "The next episode of %s airs %s" % (series_name, next_eps[0])
+        return "The next episode of {} airs {}".format(series_name, next_eps[0])
     else:
         next_eps = ', '.join(next_eps)
-        return "The next episodes of %s: %s" % (series_name, next_eps)
+        return "The next episodes of {}: {}".format(series_name, next_eps)
 
 
 @hook.command
@@ -163,11 +163,11 @@ def tv_last(inp, bot=None):
         if airdate < today:
             #iterating in reverse order, so the first episode encountered
             #before today was the most recently aired
-            prev_ep = '%s (%s)' % (first_aired, episode_desc)
+            prev_ep = '{} ({})'.format(first_aired, episode_desc)
             break
 
     if not prev_ep:
-        return "There are no previously aired episodes for %s." % series_name
+        return "There are no previously aired episodes for {}.".format(series_name)
     if ended:
-        return '%s ended. The last episode aired %s.' % (series_name, prev_ep)
-    return "The last episode of %s aired %s." % (series_name, prev_ep)
+        return '{} ended. The last episode aired {}.'.format(series_name, prev_ep)
+    return "The last episode of {} aired {}.".format(series_name, prev_ep)
diff --git a/plugins/validate.py b/plugins/validate.py
index f0de8c1..56a04fc 100755
--- a/plugins/validate.py
+++ b/plugins/validate.py
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ def validate(inp):
     if status in ("valid", "invalid"):
         errorcount = info['x-w3c-validator-errors']
         warningcount = info['x-w3c-validator-warnings']
-        return "%s was found to be %s with %s errors and %s warnings." \
-                " see: %s" % (inp, status, errorcount, warningcount, url)
+        return "{} was found to be {} with {} errors and {} warnings." \
+                " see: {}".format(inp, status, errorcount, warningcount, url)
diff --git a/plugins/valvesounds.py b/plugins/valvesounds.py
index 2b88312..54d8a6c 100644
--- a/plugins/valvesounds.py
+++ b/plugins/valvesounds.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def getSoundInfo(url, inp, jsondata=False):
                     else:
                         text = textsplit[i]
         if not jsondata:
-            return "%s - %s %s" % (newdata[0]["who"],
+            return "{} - {} {}".format(newdata[0]["who"],
                                    text if len(text) < 325 else text[:325] + "...",
                                    web.try_isgd(
                                        url + newdata[0]["id"] if not dostream else url + "sound.php?id=" + newdata[0][
diff --git a/plugins/wikipedia.py b/plugins/wikipedia.py
index 043a708..58984cc 100755
--- a/plugins/wikipedia.py
+++ b/plugins/wikipedia.py
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ def wiki(inp):
 
     desc = text.truncate_str(desc, 200)
 
-    return '%s :: %s' % (desc, http.quote(url, ':/'))
+    return '{} :: {}'.format(desc, http.quote(url, ':/'))
diff --git a/plugins/wolframalpha.py b/plugins/wolframalpha.py
index d4578f5..879b771 100755
--- a/plugins/wolframalpha.py
+++ b/plugins/wolframalpha.py
@@ -54,4 +54,4 @@ def wolframalpha(inp, bot=None):
     if not ret:
         return 'No results.'
 
-    return "%s - %s" % (ret, short_url)
+    return "{} - {}".format(ret, short_url)

From 1ce777a5e469637db190935c5405cbed23064cd8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fletcher Boyd <me@fletcherjamesboyd.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 10:41:44 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 6/6] Core format string changes.

---
 core/irc.py    |  4 ++--
 core/main.py   |  8 ++++----
 core/reload.py | 13 ++++++-------
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/core/irc.py b/core/irc.py
index 006c020..e075d4b 100755
--- a/core/irc.py
+++ b/core/irc.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def censor(text):
     if 'censored_strings' in bot.config:
         if bot.config['censored_strings']:
             words = map(re.escape, bot.config['censored_strings'])
-            regex = re.compile('(%s)' % "|".join(words))
+            regex = re.compile('({})'.format("|".join(words)))
             text = regex.sub(replacement, text)
     return text
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class IRC(object):
 
     def join(self, channel):
         """ makes the bot join a channel """
-        self.send("JOIN %s" % channel)
+        self.send("JOIN {}".format(channel))
         if channel not in self.channels:
             self.channels.append(channel)
 
diff --git a/core/main.py b/core/main.py
index 661adf5..9135775 100755
--- a/core/main.py
+++ b/core/main.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Input(dict):
                 conn.msg(chan, '(' + nick + ') ' + msg)
 
         def me(msg, chan=chan):
-            conn.msg(chan, "\x01%s %s\x01" % ("ACTION", msg))
+            conn.msg(chan, "\x01{} {}\x01".format("ACTION", msg))
 
         def notice(msg, nick=nick):
             conn.cmd('NOTICE', [nick, msg])
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ def main(conn, out):
     if inp.command == 'PRIVMSG':
         # COMMANDS
         if inp.chan == inp.nick:  # private message, no command prefix
-            prefix = '^(?:[%s]?|' % command_prefix
+            prefix = '^(?:[{}]?|'.format(command_prefix)
         else:
-            prefix = '^(?:[%s]|' % command_prefix
+            prefix = '^(?:[%s]|'.format(command_prefix)
 
         command_re = prefix + inp.conn.nick
         command_re += r'[,;:]+\s+)(\w+)(?:$|\s+)(.*)'
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def main(conn, out):
 
             if isinstance(command, list):  # multiple potential matches
                 input = Input(conn, *out)
-                input.notice("Did you mean %s or %s?" %
+                input.notice("Did you mean {} or {}?".format
                              (', '.join(command[:-1]), command[-1]))
             elif command in bot.commands:
                 input = Input(conn, *out)
diff --git a/core/reload.py b/core/reload.py
index 2a8c216..656c6cd 100755
--- a/core/reload.py
+++ b/core/reload.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def make_signature(f):
 
 
 def format_plug(plug, kind='', lpad=0):
-    out = ' ' * lpad + '%s:%s:%s' % make_signature(plug[0])
+    out = ' ' * lpad + '{}:{}:{}'.format(make_signature(plug[0]))
     if kind == 'command':
         out += ' ' * (50 - len(out)) + plug[1]['name']
 
@@ -118,13 +118,12 @@ def reload(init=False):
         for plug in bot.plugs['command']:
             name = plug[1]['name'].lower()
             if not re.match(r'^\w+$', name):
-                print '### ERROR: invalid command name "%s" (%s)' % (name,
-                                                                     format_plug(plug))
+                print '### ERROR: invalid command name "{}" ({})'.format(name, format_plug(plug))
                 continue
             if name in bot.commands:
-                print "### ERROR: command '%s' already registered (%s, %s)" % \
-                      (name, format_plug(bot.commands[name]),
-                       format_plug(plug))
+                print "### ERROR: command '{}' already registered ({}, {})".format(name,
+                                                                                   format_plug(bot.commands[name]),
+                                                                                   format_plug(plug))
                 continue
             bot.commands[name] = plug
 
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ def reload(init=False):
         for kind, plugs in sorted(bot.plugs.iteritems()):
             if kind == 'command':
                 continue
-            print '    %s:' % kind
+            print '    {}:'.format(kind)
             for plug in plugs:
                 print format_plug(plug, kind=kind, lpad=6)
         print