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diff --git a/Doc/library/sys.rst b/Doc/library/sys.rst index 8264a39..5a04f39 100644 --- a/Doc/library/sys.rst +++ b/Doc/library/sys.rst @@ -332,6 +332,18 @@ always available. .. versionadded:: 2.6 +.. 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 2.7 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 2.7. + + .. versionadded:: 2.7 + .. function:: getcheckinterval() |