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diff --git a/Doc/library/struct.rst b/Doc/library/struct.rst index 856b6da..eccba20 100644 --- a/Doc/library/struct.rst +++ b/Doc/library/struct.rst @@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ the :ref:`format-characters` section. Note the difference between ``'@'`` and ``'='``: both use native byte order, but the size and alignment of the latter is standardized. -The form ``'!'`` is available for those poor souls who claim they can't remember -whether network byte order is big-endian or little-endian. +The form ``'!'`` represents the network byte order which is always big-endian +as defined in `IETF RFC 1700 <IETF RFC 1700_>`_. There is no way to indicate non-native byte order (force byte-swapping); use the appropriate choice of ``'<'`` or ``'>'``. @@ -467,3 +467,5 @@ The :mod:`struct` module also defines the following type: .. _half precision format: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-precision_floating-point_format .. _ieee 754 standard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_floating_point#IEEE_754-2008 + +.. _IETF RFC 1700: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1700 |