bpo-26506: hex() documentation: mention %x % int (GH-2525)

1 files changed, 52 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst
index 925da50..4e48e42 100644
--- a/Doc/library/functions.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst
@@ -81,9 +81,24 @@ are always available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
 
 .. function:: bin(x)
 
-   Convert an integer number to a binary string. The result is a valid Python
-   expression.  If *x* is not a Python :class:`int` object, it has to define an
-   :meth:`__index__` method that returns an integer.
+   Convert an integer number to a binary string prefixed with "0b". The result
+   is a valid Python expression. If *x* is not a Python :class:`int` object, it
+   has to define an :meth:`__index__` method that returns an integer. Some
+   examples:
+
+      >>> bin(3)
+      '0b11'
+      >>> bin(-10)
+      '-0b1010'
+
+   If prefix "0b" is desired or not, you can use either of the following ways.
+
+      >>> format(14, '#b'), format(14, 'b')
+      ('0b1110', '1110')
+      >>> f'{14:#b}', f'{14:b}'
+      ('0b1110', '1110')
+
+  See also :func:`format` for more information.
 
 
 .. class:: bool([x])
@@ -635,16 +650,26 @@ are always available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
 
 .. function:: hex(x)
 
-   Convert an integer number to a lowercase hexadecimal string
-   prefixed with "0x", for example:
+   Convert an integer number to a lowercase hexadecimal string prefixed with
+   "0x". If x is not a Python :class:`int` object, it has to define an
+   __index__() method that returns an integer. Some examples:
 
       >>> hex(255)
       '0xff'
       >>> hex(-42)
       '-0x2a'
 
-   If x is not a Python :class:`int` object, it has to define an __index__()
-   method that returns an integer.
+   If you want to convert an integer number to an uppercase or lower hexadecimal
+   string with prefix or not, you can use either of the following ways:
+
+     >>> '%#x' % 255, '%x' % 255, '%X' % 255
+     ('0xff', 'ff', 'FF')
+     >>> format(255, '#x'), format(255, 'x'), format(255, 'X')
+     ('0xff', 'ff', 'FF')
+     >>> f'{255:#x}', f'{255:x}', f'{255:X}'
+     ('0xff', 'ff', 'FF')
+
+   See also :func:`format` for more information.
 
    See also :func:`int` for converting a hexadecimal string to an
    integer using a base of 16.
@@ -878,10 +903,27 @@ are always available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
 
 .. function:: oct(x)
 
-   Convert an integer number to an octal string.  The result is a valid Python
-   expression.  If *x* is not a Python :class:`int` object, it has to define an
-   :meth:`__index__` method that returns an integer.
+  Convert an integer number to an octal string prefixed with "0o".  The result
+  is a valid Python expression. If *x* is not a Python :class:`int` object, it
+  has to define an :meth:`__index__` method that returns an integer. For
+  example:
+
+      >>> oct(8)
+      '0o10'
+      >>> oct(-56)
+      '-0o70'
+
+  If you want to convert an integer number to octal string either with prefix
+  "0o" or not, you can use either of the following ways.
+
+      >>> '%#o' % 10, '%o' % 10
+      ('0o12', '12')
+      >>> format(10, '#o'), format(10, 'o')
+      ('0o12', '12')
+      >>> f'{10:#o}', f'{10:o}'
+      ('0o12', '12')
 
+  See also :func:`format` for more information.
 
    .. index::
       single: file object; open() built-in function