Eliminate remaining \verb/.../ constructs; there's no need for them.

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Fred Drake 1998-11-17 21:59:04 +00:00
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@ -2367,16 +2367,16 @@ Sjoerd ==> 4127
Most formats work exactly as in \C{} and require that you pass the proper
type; however, if you don't you get an exception, not a core dump.
The \verb\%s\ format is more relaxed: if the corresponding argument is
The \code{\%s} format is more relaxed: if the corresponding argument is
not a string object, it is converted to string using the
\function{str()} built-in function. Using \code{*} to pass the width
or precision in as a separate (integer) argument is supported. The
\C{} formats \verb\%n\ and \verb\%p\ are not supported.
\C{} formats \code{\%n} and \code{\%p} are not supported.
If you have a really long format string that you don't want to split
up, it would be nice if you could reference the variables to be
formatted by name instead of by position. This can be done by using
an extension of \C{} formats using the form \verb\%(name)format\, e.g.
an extension of \C{} formats using the form \code{\%(name)format}, e.g.
\begin{verbatim}
>>> table = {'Sjoerd': 4127, 'Jack': 4098, 'Dcab': 8637678}