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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion Doc/library/string.rst
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Expand Up @@ -426,7 +426,8 @@ 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 ``'='``.
``'0'`` with an *alignment* type of ``'='``. For strings this enables
zero-padding with the default (or specified) alignment.

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