complex.__format__ has incorrect default alignment

[ericvsmith]

BPO	7988
Nosy	@ericvsmith

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labels = ['interpreter-core', 'type-bug']
title = 'complex.__format__ has incorrect default alignment'
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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue7988'
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[ericvsmith]

Complex uses left alignment by default, but should use right alignment like the other numeric types.

>>> format(1+1j, '20.0')
'(1+1j)              '

>>> format(1.0, '20.0')
'               1e+00'

>>> format(1, '20')
'                   1'

[ericvsmith]

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