__format__

Returns the string used for format() and f-string calls. By default, returns __str__() return value, but can be overridden:

Syntax

PYTHON Copy

__format__(self)

Examples

Example 1

PYTHON Copy

>>> class OtherStyle(Enum):
...     ALTERNATE = auto()
...     OTHER = auto()
...     SOMETHING_ELSE = auto()
...     def __format__(self, spec):
...         return f'{self.name}'
>>> OtherStyle.ALTERNATE, str(OtherStyle.ALTERNATE), f"{OtherStyle.ALTERNATE}"
(<OtherStyle.ALTERNATE: 1>, 'OtherStyle.ALTERNATE', 'ALTERNATE')

See Also

__str__()