[Python-3000] format_spec parameter to format() builtin defaults to "" [was: Re: string.Formatter class]

[Eric Smith]

Talin wrote:
> Also I wanted to ask: How about making the built-in 'format' function 
> have a default value of "" for the second argument? So I can just say:
> 
>    format(x)
> 
> as a synonym for:
> 
>    str(x)

I implemented this in r57797.

Eric.