--- test_string.py	2011-12-07 08:10:00.806170008 +0530
+++ test_string_fixed.py	2011-12-14 12:15:06.703711859 +0530
@@ -145,2 +145,15 @@
-
-
+    
+    def test_empty_braces(self):
+        fmt = string.Formatter()
+        self.assertEqual(fmt.format("{}","test"),"test")
+        self.assertEqual(fmt.format("{!r}","test"),"'test'")
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as err:
+            fmt.format("{} {0}","test")
+        
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as err:
+            fmt.format("{0} {}","test")