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@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ and Python values should be obvious given their types:
\lineiii{d}{double}{float}
\end{tableiii}
A format character may be preceded by an integral repeat count; e.g.
A format character may be preceded by an integral repeat count; e.g.\
the format string \code{'4h'} means exactly the same as \code{'hhhh'}.
C numbers are represented in the machine's native format and byte
@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ calcsize('hhl') == 8
Hint: to align the end of a structure to the alignment requirement of
a particular type, end the format with the code for that type with a
repeat count of zero, e.g. the format \code{'llh0l'} specifies two
repeat count of zero, e.g.\ the format \code{'llh0l'} specifies two
pad bytes at the end, assuming longs are aligned on 4-byte boundaries.
(More format characters are planned, e.g. \code{'s'} for character
(More format characters are planned, e.g.\ \code{'s'} for character
arrays, upper case for unsigned variants, and a way to specify the
byte order, which is useful for [de]constructing network packets and
reading/writing portable binary file formats like TIFF and AIFF.)