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11 changes: 7 additions & 4 deletions Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst
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::

>>> year = 2016 ; event = 'Referendum'
>>> year = 2016
>>> event = 'Referendum'
>>> f'Results of the {year} {event}'
'Results of the 2016 Referendum'

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::

>>> yes_votes = 42_572_654 ; no_votes = 43_132_495
>>> percentage = yes_votes/(yes_votes+no_votes)
>>> yes_votes = 42_572_654
>>> no_votes = 43_132_495
>>> percentage = yes_votes / (yes_votes + no_votes)
>>> '{:-9} YES votes {:2.2%}'.format(yes_votes, percentage)
' 42572654 YES votes 49.67%'

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>>> import math
>>> print(f'The value of pi is approximately {math.pi:.3f}.')
The value of pi is approximately 3.142.

Passing an integer after the ``':'`` will cause that field to be a minimum
number of characters wide. This is useful for making columns line up. ::
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>>> animals = 'eels'
>>> print(f'My hovercraft is full of {animals}.')
My hovercraft is full of eels.
>>> print(f'My hovercraft is full of {animals !r}.')
>>> print(f'My hovercraft is full of {animals!r}.')
My hovercraft is full of 'eels'.

For a reference on these format specifications, see
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