[Python-checkins] r70329 - peps/trunk/pep-0378.txt

[raymond.hettinger]

Author: raymond.hettinger
Date: Thu Mar 12 20:20:00 2009
New Revision: 70329

Log:
Add research on what COBOL does.

Modified:
   peps/trunk/pep-0378.txt

Modified: peps/trunk/pep-0378.txt
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--- peps/trunk/pep-0378.txt	(original)
+++ peps/trunk/pep-0378.txt	Thu Mar 12 20:20:00 2009
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@
 
     "_($* #,##0_)".
 
+COBOL uses picture clauses like::
+
+    PIC $***,**9.99CR
+
 `Common Lisp`_ uses a COLON before the ``~D`` decimal type specifier to
 emit a COMMA as a thousands separator.  The  general form of ``~D`` is
 ``~mincol,padchar,commachar,commaintervalD``.  The *padchar* defaults