[Python-checkins] r63673 - python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst

[benjamin.peterson]

Author: benjamin.peterson
Date: Mon May 26 14:29:46 2008
New Revision: 63673

Log:
some updates to string formatting section in whatsnew


Modified:
   python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst

Modified: python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
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--- python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst	Mon May 26 14:29:46 2008
@@ -526,9 +526,9 @@
 PEP 3101: Advanced String Formatting
 =====================================================
 
-In Python 3.0, the `%` operator is supplemented by a more powerful
-string formatting method, :meth:`format`.  Support for the
-:meth:`format` method has been backported to Python 2.6.
+In Python 3.0, the `%` operator is supplemented by a more powerful string
+formatting method, :meth:`format`.  Support for the :meth:`str.format` method
+has been backported to Python 2.6.
 
 In 2.6, both 8-bit and Unicode strings have a `.format()` method that
 treats the string as a template and takes the arguments to be formatted.
@@ -649,8 +649,11 @@
 
 .. seealso::
 
+   :ref:`formatstrings`
+      The reference format fields.
+
    :pep:`3101` - Advanced String Formatting
-      PEP written by Talin.
+      PEP written by Talin. Implemented by Eric Smith.
 
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