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Improve the F-strings and format specifier documentation (GH-4931)

Mention that the format-specifier mini language in f-strings
is the same one used by str.format.
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KatherineMichel 9 years ago
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@ -654,10 +654,11 @@ expression or conversion result. An empty string is passed when the
format specifier is omitted. The formatted result is then included in
the final value of the whole string.
Top-level format specifiers may include nested replacement fields.
These nested fields may include their own conversion fields and
:ref:`format specifiers <formatspec>`, but may not include more
deeply-nested replacement fields.
Top-level format specifiers may include nested replacement fields. These nested
fields may include their own conversion fields and :ref:`format specifiers
<formatspec>`, but may not include more deeply-nested replacement fields. The
:ref:`format specifier mini-language <formatspec>` is the same as that used by
the string .format() method.
Formatted string literals may be concatenated, but replacement fields
cannot be split across literals.

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