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diff --git a/Doc/library/string.rst b/Doc/library/string.rst index 54786d0..1bfd518 100644 --- a/Doc/library/string.rst +++ b/Doc/library/string.rst @@ -347,8 +347,8 @@ The meaning of the various alignment options is as follows: | ``'='`` | Forces the padding to be placed after the sign (if any) | | | but before the digits. This is used for printing fields | | | in the form '+000000120'. This alignment option is only | - | | valid for numeric types. It becomes the default when '0'| - | | immediately precedes the field width. | + | | valid for numeric types. It becomes the default for | + | | numbers when '0' immediately precedes the field width. | +---------+----------------------------------------------------------+ | ``'^'`` | Forces the field to be centered within the available | | | space. | @@ -424,6 +424,10 @@ When no explicit alignment is given, preceding the *width* field by a zero sign-aware zero-padding for numeric types. This is equivalent to a *fill* character of ``'0'`` with an *alignment* type of ``'='``. +.. versionchanged:: 3.10 + Preceding the *width* field by ``'0'`` no longer affects the default + alignment for strings. + The *precision* is a decimal number indicating how many digits should be displayed after the decimal point for a floating point value formatted with ``'f'`` and ``'F'``, or before and after the decimal point for a floating point |