[Python-Dev] Numeric alignment issue with PEP 3101

[Raymond Hettinger]

I concur.  Numbers are naturally right aligned.


On Sep 7, 2009, at 2:46 PM, Eric Smith wrote:

> The default string formatting alignment for all types, according to  
> PEP 3101, is left aligned. Issue 6857 (http://bugs.python.org/issue6857 
> ) points out that for numeric types (int, float, and decimal, at  
> least), the actual implemented default alignment is right aligned.
>
> Mark Dickinson and I agree that for numeric types, right alignment  
> makes much more sense as a default. And that's what %-formatting and  
> str.format() both do.
>
> I think the PEP should be modified to say that right alignment is  
> the default for numeric types. Also the documentation at http://docs.python.org/library/string.html#formatstrings 
>  should have the same modification.
>
> Does anyone disagree?
>
> Eric.
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