diff --git a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst index 61a1bf425e53d5..962ec7e6c719de 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst @@ -1315,9 +1315,9 @@ Basic customization Called by the :func:`format` built-in function, and by extension, evaluation of :ref:`formatted string literals ` and the :meth:`str.format` method, to produce a "formatted" - string representation of an object. The ``format_spec`` argument is + string representation of an object. The *format_spec* argument is a string that contains a description of the formatting options desired. - The interpretation of the ``format_spec`` argument is up to the type + The interpretation of the *format_spec* argument is up to the type implementing :meth:`__format__`, however most classes will either delegate formatting to one of the built-in types, or use a similar formatting option syntax.