[New-bugs-announce] [issue2836] str.format() documentation needs to be backported to 2.6

[Eric Smith]

New submission from Eric Smith <eric at trueblade.com>:

3.0 has documentation for str.format(), but that documentation is
missing in 2.6.  The 2.6 what's new document:
http://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/2.6.html also has an XXX reference
to this: 
"Consult the 2.6 documentation for a complete list (XXX add link, once
it’s in the 2.6 docs), but here’s a sample:"

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assignee: georg.brandl
components: Documentation
keywords: 26backport
messages: 66717
nosy: eric.smith, georg.brandl
priority: high
severity: normal
status: open
title: str.format() documentation needs to be backported to 2.6
versions: Python 2.6

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