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Issue 15660: Clarify 0 prefix for width field in str.format doc.

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Terry Jan Reedy 2012-08-17 15:37:52 -04:00
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@ -389,9 +389,9 @@ instead.
*width* is a decimal integer defining the minimum field width. If not
specified, then the field width will be determined by the content.
If the *width* field is preceded by a zero (``'0'``) character, this enables
zero-padding. This is equivalent to an *alignment* type of ``'='`` and a *fill*
character of ``'0'``.
Preceding the *width* field by a zero (``'0'``) character enables
sign-aware zero-padding for numeric types. This is equivalent to a *fill*
character of ``'0'`` with an *alignment* type of ``'='``.
The *precision* is a decimal number indicating how many digits should be
displayed after the decimal point for a floating point value formatted with