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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions Doc/library/string.rst
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Expand Up @@ -302,9 +302,9 @@ specification is to be interpreted.
Most built-in types implement the following options for format specifications,
although some of the formatting options are only supported by the numeric types.

A general convention is that an empty format string (``""``) produces
A general convention is that an empty format specification produces
the same result as if you had called :func:`str` on the value. A
non-empty format string typically modifies the result.
non-empty format specification typically modifies the result.

The general form of a *standard format specifier* is:

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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2020-02-28-14-39-25.bpo-13790.hvLaRI.rst
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Change 'string' to 'specification' in format doc.