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bpo-23460: Fix documentation for decimal string :g formatting (GH-11850)

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Brennan D Baraban 2019-09-11 06:59:37 -07:00 • committed by Julien Palard
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@ -500,9 +500,10 @@ The available presentation types for floating point and decimal values are:
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| | The precise rules are as follows: suppose that the | | | The precise rules are as follows: suppose that the |
| | result formatted with presentation type ``'e'`` and | | | result formatted with presentation type ``'e'`` and |
| | precision ``p-1`` would have exponent ``exp``. Then | | | precision ``p-1`` would have exponent ``exp``. Then, |
| | if ``-4 <= exp < p``, the number is formatted | | | if ``m <= exp < p``, where ``m`` is -4 for floats and -6 |
| | with presentation type ``'f'`` and precision | | | for :class:`Decimals <decimal.Decimal>`, the number is |
| | formatted with presentation type ``'f'`` and precision |
| | ``p-1-exp``. Otherwise, the number is formatted | | | ``p-1-exp``. Otherwise, the number is formatted |
| | with presentation type ``'e'`` and precision ``p-1``. | | | with presentation type ``'e'`` and precision ``p-1``. |
| | In both cases insignificant trailing zeros are removed | | | In both cases insignificant trailing zeros are removed |

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The documentation for decimal string formatting using the `:g` specifier has been updated to reflect the correct exponential notation cutoff point. Original patch contributed by Tuomas Suutari.