On 04/02/2014 04:08 PM, John Tyree wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Is there any particularly reason for the following behavior on both
> 2.7.6 and 3.4.0 ?
>
> >>> "{:\x00<5}".format(2)
> '2 '
> >>>
> "{:\x20<5}".format(2)
>
>
> '2 '
> >>>
> "{:\x01<5}".format(2)
>
>
> '2\x01\x01\x01\x01'
> >>> "{:\x00<5}".format(2) ==
> "{:\x20<5}".format(2)
>
>
> True
>
>
> The docs say "If a valid /align/ value is specified, it can be preceded
> by a /fill/ character that can be any character and defaults to a space
> if omitted," so I'm inclined to call this a good old fashioned bug.
I'd say it's a bug. Please open a bug, assign it to me (eric.smith), and
I'll comment on it there.
Eric.
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