Issue #24060: Made logging.Formatter documentation a little clearer.

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Vinay Sajip 2015-05-02 09:46:05 +01:00
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@ -481,7 +481,9 @@ Formatter Objects
responsible for converting a :class:`LogRecord` to (usually) a string which can
be interpreted by either a human or an external system. The base
:class:`Formatter` allows a formatting string to be specified. If none is
supplied, the default value of ``'%(message)s'`` is used.
supplied, the default value of ``'%(message)s'`` is used, which just includes
the message in the logging call. To have additional items of information in the
formatted output (such as a timestamp), keep reading.
A Formatter can be initialized with a format string which makes use of knowledge
of the :class:`LogRecord` attributes - such as the default value mentioned above