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:term:`argument`.
Python 3000
Nickname for the Python 3.x release line (coined long ago when the
release of version 3 was something in the distant future.)
Nickname for the Python 3.x release line (coined long ago when the release
of version 3 was something in the distant future.) This is also
abbreviated "Py3k".
Pythonic
An idea or piece of code which closely follows the most common idioms of

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PEP 3101: Advanced String Formatting
=====================================================
In Python 3.0, the `%` operator is supplemented by a more powerful
string formatting method, :meth:`format`. Support for the
:meth:`format` method has been backported to Python 2.6.
In Python 3.0, the `%` operator is supplemented by a more powerful string
formatting method, :meth:`format`. Support for the :meth:`str.format` method
has been backported to Python 2.6.
In 2.6, both 8-bit and Unicode strings have a `.format()` method that
treats the string as a template and takes the arguments to be formatted.
@ -650,8 +650,11 @@ the type's :meth:`__format__` method with the provided specifier::
.. seealso::
:ref:`formatstrings`
The reference format fields.
:pep:`3101` - Advanced String Formatting
PEP written by Talin.
PEP written by Talin. Implemented by Eric Smith.
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