[issue6871] decimal.py: more format issues

[Eric Smith]

Eric Smith <eric at trueblade.com> added the comment:

The '0' fill character is forcing '=' alignment (per the PEP). This
looks like a bug to me, since it should use the specified alignment.

This is not a float-only problem, it applies to the other built-in types
as well:
>>> format(2, '0<20')
'00000000000000000002'
>>> format(2, '1<20')
'21111111111111111111'

There are too many distinct issues combined here, I'll create a new
issue just for this bug.

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