% Documentation

[Colin J. Williams]

Wilk wrote:
> Simon Bayling <sfb at alysseum.com> writes:
> 
> 
>>Hello,
>>
>>Where is the % operator documented?
> 
> 
> http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/typesseq-strings.html
> 
> 
>>I was looking for ages yesterday, Python.org, browsing the documentation 
>>for modules, the tutorial, searching for it, trying help(%), using Google,  
>>and so on.
>>I found that locale.format works like the % operator... how useful ;)
>>
>>if someone could point me towards it, that would be great...
>>
>>(Also, what is the proper name for it? String interpolation? String 
>>substitution? Percent-substitution?)
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Simon.
> 
> 
I think of it as formatting, but its probably the other things too.

The description can be easily reached from the start of the Library 
Reference index - under Symbols.  It is now also  indexed under
formatting.

Colin W.