Zachary Ware added the comment:
>>> result = '{:\^3}'.format('R')
>>> result
'\\R\\'
>>> print(result)
\R\
>>> print("backslash (\\) is escaped by another backslash in str's repr")
backslash (\) is escaped by another backslash in str's repr
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nosy: +zach.ware
resolution: -> not a bug
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New submission from PradeepKumar:
The output expected is,
'\R\'
but it shows this.
>>> '{:\^3}'.format('R')
'\\R\\'
>>>
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messages: 293343
nosy: pradeepkr
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: format() function prints fillchar as backslash twice
versions: Python 3.6
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