items specified by the format string, or a single mapping object (for example, a
dictionary).
+.. index::
+ single: () (parentheses); in printf-style formatting
+ single: * (asterisk); in printf-style formatting
+ single: . (dot); in printf-style formatting
+
A conversion specifier contains two or more characters and has the following
components, which must occur in this order:
#. The ``'%'`` character, which marks the start of the specifier.
-.. index::
- single: () (parentheses); in printf-style formatting
-
#. Mapping key (optional), consisting of a parenthesised sequence of characters
(for example, ``(somename)``).
#. Conversion flags (optional), which affect the result of some conversion
types.
-.. index:: single: * (asterisk); in printf-style formatting
-
#. Minimum field width (optional). If specified as an ``'*'`` (asterisk), the
actual width is read from the next element of the tuple in *values*, and the
object to convert comes after the minimum field width and optional precision.
-.. index:: single: . (dot); in printf-style formatting
-
#. Precision (optional), given as a ``'.'`` (dot) followed by the precision. If
specified as ``'*'`` (an asterisk), the actual precision is read from the next
element of the tuple in *values*, and the value to convert comes after the
items specified by the format bytes object, or a single mapping object (for
example, a dictionary).
+.. index::
+ single: () (parentheses); in printf-style formatting
+ single: * (asterisk); in printf-style formatting
+ single: . (dot); in printf-style formatting
+
A conversion specifier contains two or more characters and has the following
components, which must occur in this order:
#. The ``'%'`` character, which marks the start of the specifier.
-.. index::
- single: () (parentheses); in printf-style formatting
-
#. Mapping key (optional), consisting of a parenthesised sequence of characters
(for example, ``(somename)``).
#. Conversion flags (optional), which affect the result of some conversion
types.
-.. index:: single: * (asterisk); in printf-style formatting
-
#. Minimum field width (optional). If specified as an ``'*'`` (asterisk), the
actual width is read from the next element of the tuple in *values*, and the
object to convert comes after the minimum field width and optional precision.
-.. index:: single: . (dot); in printf-style formatting
-
#. Precision (optional), given as a ``'.'`` (dot) followed by the precision. If
specified as ``'*'`` (an asterisk), the actual precision is read from the next
element of the tuple in *values*, and the value to convert comes after the