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bpo-38657: Clarify numeric padding behaviour in string formatting (GH-17036)

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Make the definition of the width more explicit that it includes any
extra signs added by other options.


https://bugs.python.org/issue38657



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.. versionchanged:: 3.6
Added the ``'_'`` option (see also :pep:`515`).
*width* is a decimal integer defining the minimum field width. If not
specified, then the field width will be determined by the content.
*width* is a decimal integer defining the minimum total field width,
including any prefixes, separators, and other formatting characters.
If not specified, then the field width will be determined by the content.
When no explicit alignment is given, preceding the *width* field by a zero
(``'0'``) character enables