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diff --git a/Doc/reference/lexical_analysis.rst b/Doc/reference/lexical_analysis.rst index 86e55e4d9c..0f9cb684c6 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/lexical_analysis.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/lexical_analysis.rst @@ -654,10 +654,11 @@ expression or conversion result. An empty string is passed when the format specifier is omitted. The formatted result is then included in the final value of the whole string. -Top-level format specifiers may include nested replacement fields. -These nested fields may include their own conversion fields and -:ref:`format specifiers <formatspec>`, but may not include more -deeply-nested replacement fields. +Top-level format specifiers may include nested replacement fields. These nested +fields may include their own conversion fields and :ref:`format specifiers +<formatspec>`, but may not include more deeply-nested replacement fields. The +:ref:`format specifier mini-language <formatspec>` is the same as that used by +the string .format() method. Formatted string literals may be concatenated, but replacement fields cannot be split across literals. |