[Python-checkins] docs: clearly document that ":#X" string formatting results in "0X..." (GH-25941)

orsenthil webhook-mailer at python.org
Thu May 6 15:27:33 EDT 2021


https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/92ceb1c8402422412fcbb98ca19448677c667c3c
commit: 92ceb1c8402422412fcbb98ca19448677c667c3c
branch: main
author: Tal Einat <532281+taleinat at users.noreply.github.com>
committer: orsenthil <skumaran at gatech.edu>
date: 2021-05-06T12:27:29-07:00
summary:

docs: clearly document that ":#X" string formatting results in "0X..." (GH-25941)

* clearly document that ":#X" string formatting results in "0X..."

* put back the "serial comma"

files:
M Doc/library/string.rst

diff --git a/Doc/library/string.rst b/Doc/library/string.rst
index d935419f7b75e7..b27782f8d8e9b4 100644
--- a/Doc/library/string.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/string.rst
@@ -386,8 +386,8 @@ The ``'#'`` option causes the "alternate form" to be used for the
 conversion.  The alternate form is defined differently for different
 types.  This option is only valid for integer, float and complex
 types. For integers, when binary, octal, or hexadecimal output
-is used, this option adds the prefix respective ``'0b'``, ``'0o'``, or
-``'0x'`` to the output value. For float and complex the
+is used, this option adds the respective prefix ``'0b'``, ``'0o'``,
+``'0x'``, or ``'0X'`` to the output value. For float and complex the
 alternate form causes the result of the conversion to always contain a
 decimal-point character, even if no digits follow it. Normally, a
 decimal-point character appears in the result of these conversions
@@ -467,6 +467,8 @@ The available integer presentation types are:
    +---------+----------------------------------------------------------+
    | ``'X'`` | Hex format. Outputs the number in base 16, using         |
    |         | upper-case letters for the digits above 9.               |
+   |         | In case ``'#'`` is specified, the prefix ``'0x'`` will   |
+   |         | be upper-cased to ``'0X'`` as well.                      |
    +---------+----------------------------------------------------------+
    | ``'n'`` | Number. This is the same as ``'d'``, except that it uses |
    |         | the current locale setting to insert the appropriate     |



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