assignee = 'https://github.com/terryjreedy'
closed_at = <Date 2021-12-01.01:47:31.771>
created_at = <Date 2010-02-17.23:54:17.722>
labels = ['easy', '3.11', 'type-feature', 'docs']
title = 'Should str.format allow negative indexes when used for __getitem__ access?'
updated_at = <Date 2021-12-01.01:47:31.769>
user = 'https://github.com/ericvsmith'

activity = <Date 2021-12-01.01:47:31.769>
actor = 'eric.smith'
assignee = 'terry.reedy'
closed = True
closed_date = <Date 2021-12-01.01:47:31.771>
closer = 'eric.smith'
components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2010-02-17.23:54:17.722>
creator = 'eric.smith'
dependencies = []
files = ['17712', '17713', '17768', '29948']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 7951
keywords = ['patch', 'easy']
message_count = 33.0
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pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'wont fix'
stage = 'resolved'
status = 'closed'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue7951'
versions = ['Python 3.11']