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diff --git a/Doc/library/sys.rst b/Doc/library/sys.rst index 4928d13..51c85d4 100644 --- a/Doc/library/sys.rst +++ b/Doc/library/sys.rst @@ -266,6 +266,19 @@ always available. The information in the table is simplified. +.. data:: float_repr_style + + A string indicating how the :func:`repr` function behaves for + floats. If the string has value ``'short'`` then for a finite + float ``x``, ``repr(x)`` aims to produce a short string with the + property that ``float(repr(x)) == x``. This is the usual behaviour + in Python 3.1 and later. Otherwise, ``float_repr_style`` has value + ``'legacy'`` and ``repr(x)`` behaves in the same way as it did in + versions of Python prior to 3.1. + + .. versionadded:: 3.1 + + .. function:: getcheckinterval() Return the interpreter's "check interval"; see :func:`setcheckinterval`. |