#8556: use less confusing mapping key in example.

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Georg Brandl 2010-10-17 09:19:03 +00:00
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@ -1414,9 +1414,8 @@ formats in the string *must* include a parenthesised mapping key into that
dictionary inserted immediately after the ``'%'`` character. The mapping key
selects the value to be formatted from the mapping. For example:
>>> print('%(language)s has %(#)03d quote types.' % \
... {'language': "Python", "#": 2})
>>> print('%(language)s has %(number)03d quote types.' %
... {'language': "Python", "number": 2})
Python has 002 quote types.
In this case no ``*`` specifiers may occur in a format (since they require a