[Python-checkins] r73296 - python/trunk/Doc/library/string.rst

[georg.brandl]

Author: georg.brandl
Date: Mon Jun  8 18:03:41 2009
New Revision: 73296

Log:
#6238: add fillchar to string.just function family.

Modified:
   python/trunk/Doc/library/string.rst

Modified: python/trunk/Doc/library/string.rst
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--- python/trunk/Doc/library/string.rst	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/library/string.rst	Mon Jun  8 18:03:41 2009
@@ -829,14 +829,15 @@
    Return a copy of *s*, but with lower case letters converted to upper case.
 
 
-.. function:: ljust(s, width)
-              rjust(s, width)
-              center(s, width)
+.. function:: ljust(s, width[, fillchar])
+              rjust(s, width[, fillchar])
+              center(s, width[, fillchar])
 
    These functions respectively left-justify, right-justify and center a string in
    a field of given width.  They return a string that is at least *width*
-   characters wide, created by padding the string *s* with spaces until the given
-   width on the right, left or both sides.  The string is never truncated.
+   characters wide, created by padding the string *s* with the character *fillchar*
+   (default is a space) until the given width on the right, left or both sides.
+   The string is never truncated.
 
 
 .. function:: zfill(s, width)