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authorRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2011-02-24 00:00:30 (GMT)
committerRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2011-02-24 00:00:30 (GMT)
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Issue #11304: Input/output tutorial - PI is rounded not truncated.
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@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ convert the value before it is formatted. ::
An optional ``':'`` and format specifier can follow the field name. This allows
greater control over how the value is formatted. The following example
-truncates Pi to three places after the decimal.
+rounds Pi to three places after the decimal.
>>> import math
>>> print 'The value of PI is approximately {0:.3f}.'.format(math.pi)