[Python-Dev] Numeric alignment issue with PEP 3101

[Eric Smith]

Greg Ewing wrote:
> Is the new formatting supposed to behave the same way
> as %-formatting for the same format codes? Because the
> default for %-formatting is actually right alignment
> for *all* types, including strings.

Hmm, I never noticed that. At this point, I think changing the 
formatting for any types would break code, so we should just change the 
documentation to reflect how currently works.

Eric.