From fb1d01b9630b5069fe975f16e07a027d90b89434 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Irit Katriel Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2021 21:47:20 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] bpo-31907: [doc] clarify that str.format() does not support arbitrary expressions (#25053) --- Doc/library/string.rst | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/library/string.rst b/Doc/library/string.rst index 1bfd518349b..d935419f7b7 100644 --- a/Doc/library/string.rst +++ b/Doc/library/string.rst @@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ Format String Syntax The :meth:`str.format` method and the :class:`Formatter` class share the same syntax for format strings (although in the case of :class:`Formatter`, subclasses can define their own format string syntax). The syntax is -related to that of :ref:`formatted string literals `, but -there are differences. +related to that of :ref:`formatted string literals `, but it is +less sophisticated and, in particular, does not support arbitrary expressions. .. index:: single: {} (curly brackets); in string formatting