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@@ -146,9 +146,12 @@ Basic Usage
object members will be pretty-printed with that indent level. An indent level
of 0, negative, or ``""`` will only insert newlines. ``None`` (the default)
selects the most compact representation. Using a positive integer indent
- indents that many spaces per level. If *indent* is a string (such at '\t'),
+ indents that many spaces per level. If *indent* is a string (such as ``"\t"``),
that string is used to indent each level.
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.2
+ Allow strings for *indent* in addition to integers.
+
If *separators* is an ``(item_separator, dict_separator)`` tuple, then it
will be used instead of the default ``(', ', ': ')`` separators. ``(',',
':')`` is the most compact JSON representation.
@@ -371,10 +374,15 @@ Encoders and Decoders
will be sorted by key; this is useful for regression tests to ensure that
JSON serializations can be compared on a day-to-day basis.
- If *indent* is a non-negative integer (it is ``None`` by default), then JSON
- array elements and object members will be pretty-printed with that indent
- level. An indent level of 0 will only insert newlines. ``None`` is the most
- compact representation.
+ If *indent* is a non-negative integer or string, then JSON array elements and
+ object members will be pretty-printed with that indent level. An indent level
+ of 0, negative, or ``""`` will only insert newlines. ``None`` (the default)
+ selects the most compact representation. Using a positive integer indent
+ indents that many spaces per level. If *indent* is a string (such as ``"\t"``),
+ that string is used to indent each level.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.2
+ Allow strings for *indent* in addition to integers.
If specified, *separators* should be an ``(item_separator, key_separator)``
tuple. The default is ``(', ', ': ')``. To get the most compact JSON