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| author | Benjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org> | 2008-05-26 12:29:46 (GMT) |
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| committer | Benjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org> | 2008-05-26 12:29:46 (GMT) |
| commit | c3cb683d638e9d660c18a05293a576f98965166e (patch) | |
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some updates to string formatting section in whatsnew
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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst index a81243a..d00d15c 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst @@ -526,9 +526,9 @@ environment variable. PEP 3101: Advanced String Formatting ===================================================== -In Python 3.0, the `%` operator is supplemented by a more powerful -string formatting method, :meth:`format`. Support for the -:meth:`format` method has been backported to Python 2.6. +In Python 3.0, the `%` operator is supplemented by a more powerful string +formatting method, :meth:`format`. Support for the :meth:`str.format` method +has been backported to Python 2.6. In 2.6, both 8-bit and Unicode strings have a `.format()` method that treats the string as a template and takes the arguments to be formatted. @@ -649,8 +649,11 @@ the type's :meth:`__format__` method with the provided specifier:: .. seealso:: + :ref:`formatstrings` + The reference format fields. + :pep:`3101` - Advanced String Formatting - PEP written by Talin. + PEP written by Talin. Implemented by Eric Smith. .. ====================================================================== |