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5 changes: 3 additions & 2 deletions Doc/reference/lexical_analysis.rst
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Expand Up @@ -1308,8 +1308,9 @@ The parts are separated by a decimal point, ``.``::
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Unlike in integer literals, leading zeros are allowed in the numeric parts.
For example, ``077.010`` is legal, and denotes the same number as ``77.10``.
Unlike in integer literals, leading zeros are allowed in the integer part,
and trailing zeros are allowed in the fraction part.
For example, ``077.010`` is legal, and denotes the same number as ``77.01``.

As in integer literals, single underscores may occur between digits to help
readability::
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