[issue6857] float().__format__() default alignment

Eric Smith added the comment: With the fixes for complex in issue 7988, I believe this issue is completed. -- priority: -> normal resolution: -> accepted stage: -> committed/rejected status: open -> closed type: -> behavior ___ Python tracker

[issue6857] float().__format__() default alignment

Mark Dickinson added the comment: I've changed the default alignment for Decimal instances to right-aligned (so that it agrees with floats and ints) in r74723 (trunk), r74725 (py3k), as agreed in the python-dev thread starting at: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2009-September/09164

[issue6857] float().__format__() default alignment

Eric Smith added the comment: Thanks for the decimal work, Mark. I notice that complex is also left aligned, by default. I'll take a look at that. -- ___ Python tracker ___ _

[issue6857] float().__format__() default alignment

Eric Smith added the comment: That is interesting. I'd agree that it's a bug in the PEP. Note that %-formatting right aligns floats by default: >>> '%7.0g' % 0.12345 '0.1' I'll raise the issue on python-dev. Eric. -- assignee: -> eric.smith _

[issue6857] float().__format__() default alignment

Mark Dickinson added the comment: Hmm. PEP 3101 does indeed say that left-aligned is the default, but it's a bit of a strange default for numeric types. I'd expect integers (at least) to be right-aligned by default. I'd be inclined to say that the current float formatting is correct, and t

[issue6857] float().__format__() default alignment

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[issue6857] float().__format__() default alignment

New submission from Stefan Krah : format(float("0.12345"), "7.0") -> '0.1' The default alignment should be 'left-aligned'. -- messages: 92370 nosy: skrah severity: normal status: open title: float().__format__() default alignment versions: Python 2.6, Python 2.7, Python 3.0, Pytho