[issue30321] format() function prints fillchar as backslash twice

[Zachary Ware]

Zachary Ware added the comment:

>>> result = '{:\^3}'.format('R')
>>> result
'\\R\\'
>>> print(result)
\R\
>>> print("backslash (\\) is escaped by another backslash in str's repr")
backslash (\) is escaped by another backslash in str's repr

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nosy: +zach.ware
resolution:  -> not a bug
stage:  -> resolved
status: open -> closed

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