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<div dir="ltr">This adds entries to the index of the document -- similar to the index at the end of a book. I think single vs. double refers to different types of entries. Check out this page: <a href="https://docs.python.org/3/genindex.html">https://docs.python.org/3/genindex.html</a><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 3:43 PM, Ethan Furman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ethan@stoneleaf.us" target="_blank">ethan@stoneleaf.us</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Can somebody please explain this?<br>
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.. index::<br>
  single: formatting, string (%)<br>
  single: interpolation, string (%)<br>
  single: string; formatting<br>
  single: string; interpolation<br>
  single: printf-style formatting<br>
  single: sprintf-style formatting<br>
  single: % formatting<br>
  single: % interpolation<br>
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Specifically, what does index mean? What does single vs double vs triple mean? Is there a reference somewhere I can read?<br>
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--<br>
~Ethan~<br>
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