*** test_float.py	2007-12-17 08:33:13.000000000 +0000
--- test_float.py.orig	2007-12-17 08:25:43.000000000 +0000
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          self.assertEqual(format( 1.0, '+f'), '+1.000000')
          self.assertEqual(format(-1.0, '+f'), '-1.000000')
  
-         self.assertEqual("1.234e+009", "{0:.3e}".format(1.23405e+9))
-         self.assertEqual("1.234e-009", "{0:.3e}".format(1.23405e-9))
-         self.assertEqual("1.234E+009", "{0:.3E}".format(1.23405e+9))
-         self.assertEqual("1.234E-009", "{0:.3E}".format(1.23405e-9))
-         self.assertEqual("1.234e+027", "{0:.3e}".format(1.23405e+27))
-         self.assertEqual("1.234e-027", "{0:.3e}".format(1.23405e-27))
-         self.assertEqual("1.234E+027", "{0:.3E}".format(1.23405e+27))
-         self.assertEqual("1.234E-027", "{0:.3E}".format(1.23405e-27))
-         self.assertEqual("1.234e+132", "{0:.3e}".format(1.23405e+132))
-         self.assertEqual("1.234e-132", "{0:.3e}".format(1.23405e-132))
-         self.assertEqual("1.234E+132", "{0:.3E}".format(1.23405e+132))
-         self.assertEqual("1.234E-132", "{0:.3E}".format(1.23405e-132))
- 
          # % formatting
          self.assertEqual(format(-1.0, '%'), '-100.000000%')
  
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