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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions Doc/library/string.rst
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Expand Up @@ -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 <f-strings>`, but
there are differences.
related to that of :ref:`formatted string literals <f-strings>`, but it is
less sophisticated and, in particular, does not support arbitrary expressions.

.. index::
single: {} (curly brackets); in string formatting
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