[issue13602] format string '%b' doesn't work as expected

James Classen added the comment: I didn't see section 4.6.2 of the library for 3.2 documentation, only section 5.6.2 of the 2.7 docs. So this is an invalid issue. -- resolution: -> invalid status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker

[issue13602] format string '%b' doesn't work as expected

New submission from James Classen : I notice that, in versions 2.7 and 3.2 on Windows XP (haven't tested any other versions or platforms), the following statements in the interpreter work as documented: '%x' % 17 '%o' % 17 and output '11' and '21' respectively, as I expect. However, '%b' % 1