format string.
If you are using {}-formatting (:func:`str.format`), you can use
-``{{attrname}}`` as the placeholder in the format string. If you are using
+``{attrname}`` as the placeholder in the format string. If you are using
$-formatting (:class:`string.Template`), use the form ``${attrname}``. In
both cases, of course, replace ``attrname`` with the actual attribute name
you want to use.
In the case of {}-formatting, you can specify formatting flags by placing them
-after the attribute name, separated from it with a colon.
+after the attribute name, separated from it with a colon. For example: a
+placeholder of ``{msecs:03d}`` would format a millisecond value of ``4`` as
+``004``. Refer to the :meth:`str.format` documentation for full details on
+the options available to you.
+----------------+-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Attribute name | Format | Description |