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10 changes: 6 additions & 4 deletions Doc/library/string.rst
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Expand Up @@ -428,10 +428,12 @@ The *width* is a decimal integer defining the minimum total field width,
including any prefixes, separators, and other formatting characters.
If not specified, then the field width will be determined by the content.

When no explicit alignment is given, preceding the *width* field by a zero
(``'0'``) character enables sign-aware zero-padding for numeric types,
excluding :class:`complex`. This is equivalent to a *fill* character of
``'0'`` with an *alignment* type of ``'='``.
When no explicit *fill* character and/or alignment is given, preceding the
*width* field by a zero (``'0'``) character enables sign-aware zero-padding for
numeric types, excluding :class:`complex`. This is equivalent to a *fill*
character of ``'0'`` with an *alignment* type of ``'='``. If *fill* character
is specified, ``'0'`` option is ignored. If alignment is explicitly specified,
it's value take preference over provided by ``'0'`` option.

.. versionchanged:: 3.10
Preceding the *width* field by ``'0'`` no longer affects the default
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