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diff --git a/Doc/library/struct.rst b/Doc/library/struct.rst index bee154f..ee949d9 100644 --- a/Doc/library/struct.rst +++ b/Doc/library/struct.rst @@ -119,6 +119,15 @@ Notes: the platform C compiler supports C :ctype:`long long`, or, on Windows, :ctype:`__int64`. They are always available in standard modes. +(4) + When attempting to pack a non-integer using any of the integer conversion + codes, if the non-integer has a :meth:`__index__` method then that method is + called to convert the argument to an integer before packing. + + .. versionchanged:: 3.2 + Use of the :meth:`__index__` method for non-integers is new in 3.2. + + A format character may be preceded by an integral repeat count. For example, the format string ``'4h'`` means exactly the same as ``'hhhh'``. |