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@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ implementation as the built-in :meth:`format` method.
The :class:`Formatter` class has the following public methods:
- .. method:: format(format_string, *args, *kwargs)
+ .. method:: format(format_string, *args, **kwargs)
:meth:`format` is the primary API method. It takes a format template
string, and an arbitrary set of positional and keyword argument.
@@ -306,10 +306,10 @@ The meaning of the various alignment options is as follows:
| Option | Meaning |
+=========+==========================================================+
| ``'<'`` | Forces the field to be left-aligned within the available |
- | | space (this is the default). |
+ | | space (this is the default for most objects). |
+---------+----------------------------------------------------------+
| ``'>'`` | Forces the field to be right-aligned within the |
- | | available space. |
+ | | available space (this is the default for numbers). |
+---------+----------------------------------------------------------+
| ``'='`` | Forces the padding to be placed after the sign (if any) |
| | but before the digits. This is used for printing fields |
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ Using type-specific formatting::
Nesting arguments and more complex examples::
>>> for align, text in zip('<^>', ['left', 'center', 'right']):
- ... '{0:{align}{fill}16}'.format(text, fill=align, align=align)
+ ... '{0:{fill}{align}16}'.format(text, fill=align, align=align)
...
'left<<<<<<<<<<<<'
'^^^^^center^^^^^'