What does 'h' mean in a python format string?
python, string-formatting
Solution
From the docs:
A length modifier (`h`, `l`, or `L`) may be present, but is ignored as it is not necessary for Python – so e.g. `%ld` is identical to `%d`.
Problem
This is a valid python format string: ``` >>> wierd_format = '[%27he]' >>> print wierd_format % 2.5 [ 2.500000e+00] ``` But this isn't: ``` >>> bad_format = '[%20qe]' >>> print bad_format % 2.5 Traceback (most recent call last): File "prog.py", line 5, in <module> print bad_format % 2.5 ValueError: unsupported format character 'q' (0x71) at index 4 ``` Clearly, `h` is a supported format character. However, the documentation doesn't mention an `h` specifier. What does it do?