[Python-checkins] r73982 - python/branches/release31-maint/Doc/library/string.rst

[raymond.hettinger]

Author: raymond.hettinger
Date: Sun Jul 12 22:47:13 2009
New Revision: 73982

Log:
Document the thousands separator.

Modified:
   python/branches/release31-maint/Doc/library/string.rst

Modified: python/branches/release31-maint/Doc/library/string.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/release31-maint/Doc/library/string.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/release31-maint/Doc/library/string.rst	Sun Jul 12 22:47:13 2009
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
 The general form of a *standard format specifier* is:
 
 .. productionlist:: sf
-   format_spec: [[`fill`]`align`][`sign`][#][0][`width`][.`precision`][`type`]
+   format_spec: [[`fill`]`align`][`sign`][#][0][`width`][,][.`precision`][`type`]
    fill: <a character other than '}'>
    align: "<" | ">" | "=" | "^"
    sign: "+" | "-" | " "
@@ -358,6 +358,10 @@
 hexadecimal output.  If present, it specifies that the output will be prefixed
 by ``'0b'``, ``'0o'``, or ``'0x'``, respectively.
 
+The ``','`` option signals the use of a comma for a thousands separator.
+For a locale aware separator, use the ``'n'`` integer presentation type
+instead.
+
 *width* is a decimal integer defining the minimum field width.  If not
 specified, then the field width will be determined by the content.