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diff --git a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst index 6ddf41a..86e7d68 100644 --- a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst +++ b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst @@ -2142,28 +2142,26 @@ object. [5]_ Otherwise, *values* must be a tuple with exactly the number of items specified by the format string, or a single mapping object (for example, a dictionary). +.. index:: + single: () (parentheses); in printf-style formatting + single: * (asterisk); in printf-style formatting + single: . (dot); in printf-style formatting + A conversion specifier contains two or more characters and has the following components, which must occur in this order: #. The ``'%'`` character, which marks the start of the specifier. -.. index:: - single: () (parentheses); in printf-style formatting - #. Mapping key (optional), consisting of a parenthesised sequence of characters (for example, ``(somename)``). #. Conversion flags (optional), which affect the result of some conversion types. -.. index:: single: * (asterisk); in printf-style formatting - #. Minimum field width (optional). If specified as an ``'*'`` (asterisk), the actual width is read from the next element of the tuple in *values*, and the object to convert comes after the minimum field width and optional precision. -.. index:: single: . (dot); in printf-style formatting - #. Precision (optional), given as a ``'.'`` (dot) followed by the precision. If specified as ``'*'`` (an asterisk), the actual precision is read from the next element of the tuple in *values*, and the value to convert comes after the @@ -3276,28 +3274,26 @@ object. [5]_ Otherwise, *values* must be a tuple with exactly the number of items specified by the format bytes object, or a single mapping object (for example, a dictionary). +.. index:: + single: () (parentheses); in printf-style formatting + single: * (asterisk); in printf-style formatting + single: . (dot); in printf-style formatting + A conversion specifier contains two or more characters and has the following components, which must occur in this order: #. The ``'%'`` character, which marks the start of the specifier. -.. index:: - single: () (parentheses); in printf-style formatting - #. Mapping key (optional), consisting of a parenthesised sequence of characters (for example, ``(somename)``). #. Conversion flags (optional), which affect the result of some conversion types. -.. index:: single: * (asterisk); in printf-style formatting - #. Minimum field width (optional). If specified as an ``'*'`` (asterisk), the actual width is read from the next element of the tuple in *values*, and the object to convert comes after the minimum field width and optional precision. -.. index:: single: . (dot); in printf-style formatting - #. Precision (optional), given as a ``'.'`` (dot) followed by the precision. If specified as ``'*'`` (an asterisk), the actual precision is read from the next element of the tuple in *values*, and the value to convert comes after the |