pythongh-67790: Add integer-style formatting for Fraction type

Doc/whatsnew/3.13.rst

@@ -171,6 +171,13 @@ doctest
   :attr:`doctest.TestResults.skipped` attributes.
   (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`108794`.)
 
+fractions
+---------
+
+* Objects of type :class:`fractions.Fraction` now support integer-style
+  formatting with the ``d`` presentation type. (Contributed by Mark Dickinson
+  in :gh:`?????`)
+
 io
 --
 

Lib/fractions.py

@@ -139,6 +139,26 @@ def _round_to_figures(n, d, figures):
     return sign, significand, exponent
 
 
+# Pattern for matching int-style format specifications;
+# supports 'd' presentation type (and missing presentation type, interpreted
+# as equivalent to 'd').
+_INT_FORMAT_SPECIFICATION_MATCHER = re.compile(r"""
+    (?:
+        (?P<fill>.)?
+        (?P<align>[<>=^])
+    )?
+    (?P<sign>[-+ ]?)
+    # Alt flag forces a slash and denominator in the output, even for
+    # integer-valued Fraction objects.
+    (?P<alt>\#)?
+    # We don't implement the zeropad flag since there's no single obvious way
+    # to interpret it.
+    (?P<minimumwidth>0|[1-9][0-9]*)?
+    (?P<thousands_sep>[,_])?
+    (?P<presentation_type>d?)
+""", re.DOTALL | re.VERBOSE).fullmatch
+
+
 # Pattern for matching float-style format specifications;
 # supports 'e', 'E', 'f', 'F', 'g', 'G' and '%' presentation types.
 _FLOAT_FORMAT_SPECIFICATION_MATCHER = re.compile(r"""
@@ -414,27 +434,39 @@ def __str__(self):
         else:
             return '%s/%s' % (self._numerator, self._denominator)
 
-    def __format__(self, format_spec, /):
-        """Format this fraction according to the given format specification."""
-
-        # Backwards compatiblility with existing formatting.
-        if not format_spec:
-            return str(self)
+    def _format_int_style(self, match):
+        """Helper method for __format__; handles 'd' presentation type."""
 
         # Validate and parse the format specifier.
-        match = _FLOAT_FORMAT_SPECIFICATION_MATCHER(format_spec)
-        if match is None:
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"Invalid format specifier {format_spec!r} "
-                f"for object of type {type(self).__name__!r}"
-            )
-        elif match["align"] is not None and match["zeropad"] is not None:
-            # Avoid the temptation to guess.
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"Invalid format specifier {format_spec!r} "
-                f"for object of type {type(self).__name__!r}; "
-                "can't use explicit alignment when zero-padding"
-            )
+        fill = match["fill"] or " "
+        align = match["align"] or ">"
+        pos_sign = "" if match["sign"] == "-" else match["sign"]
+        alternate_form = bool(match["alt"])
+        minimumwidth = int(match["minimumwidth"] or "0")
+        thousands_sep = match["thousands_sep"] or ''
+
+        # Determine the body and sign representation.
+        n, d = self._numerator, self._denominator
+        if d > 1 or alternate_form:
+            body = f"{abs(n):{thousands_sep}}/{d:{thousands_sep}}"
+        else:
+            body = f"{abs(n):{thousands_sep}}"
+        sign = '-' if n < 0 else pos_sign
+
+        # Pad with fill character if necessary and return.
+        padding = fill * (minimumwidth - len(sign) - len(body))
+        if align == ">":
+            return padding + sign + body
+        elif align == "<":
+            return sign + body + padding
+        elif align == "^":
+            half = len(padding) // 2
+            return padding[:half] + sign + body + padding[half:]
+        else:  # align == "="
+            return sign + padding + body
+
+    def _format_float_style(self, match):
+        """Helper method for __format__; handles float presentation types."""
         fill = match["fill"] or " "
         align = match["align"] or ">"
         pos_sign = "" if match["sign"] == "-" else match["sign"]
@@ -530,6 +562,23 @@ def __format__(self, format_spec, /):
         else:  # align == "="
             return sign + padding + body
 
+    def __format__(self, format_spec, /):
+        """Format this fraction according to the given format specification."""
+
+        if match := _INT_FORMAT_SPECIFICATION_MATCHER(format_spec):
+            return self._format_int_style(match)
+
+        if match := _FLOAT_FORMAT_SPECIFICATION_MATCHER(format_spec):
+            # Refuse the temptation to guess if both alignment _and_
+            # zero padding are specified.
+            if match["align"] is None or match["zeropad"] is None:
+                return self._format_float_style(match)
+
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Invalid format specifier {format_spec!r} "
+            f"for object of type {type(self).__name__!r}"
+        )
+
     def _operator_fallbacks(monomorphic_operator, fallback_operator):
         """Generates forward and reverse operators given a purely-rational
         operator and a function from the operator module.

Lib/test/test_fractions.py

@@ -848,17 +848,57 @@ def denominator(self):
         self.assertEqual(type(f.numerator), myint)
         self.assertEqual(type(f.denominator), myint)
 
-    def test_format_no_presentation_type(self):
-        # Triples (fraction, specification, expected_result)
+    def test_format_d_presentation_type(self):
+        # Triples (fraction, specification, expected_result). We test both
+        # with and without a trailing 'd' on the specification.
         testcases = [
-            (F(1, 3), '', '1/3'),
-            (F(-1, 3), '', '-1/3'),
-            (F(3), '', '3'),
-            (F(-3), '', '-3'),
+            # Explicit sign handling
+            (F(2, 3), '+', '+2/3'),
+            (F(-2, 3), '+', '-2/3'),
+            (F(3), '+', '+3'),
+            (F(-3), '+', '-3'),
+            (F(2, 3), ' ', ' 2/3'),
+            (F(-2, 3), ' ', '-2/3'),
+            (F(3), ' ', ' 3'),
+            (F(-3), ' ', '-3'),
+            (F(2, 3), '-', '2/3'),
+            (F(-2, 3), '-', '-2/3'),
+            (F(3), '-', '3'),
+            (F(-3), '-', '-3'),
+            # Padding
+            (F(0), '5', '    0'),
+            (F(2, 3), '5', '  2/3'),
+            (F(-2, 3), '5', ' -2/3'),
+            (F(2, 3), '0', '2/3'),
+            (F(2, 3), '1', '2/3'),
+            (F(2, 3), '2', '2/3'),
+            # Alignment
+            (F(2, 3), '<5', '2/3  '),
+            (F(2, 3), '>5', '  2/3'),
+            (F(2, 3), '^5', ' 2/3 '),
+            (F(2, 3), '=5', '  2/3'),
+            (F(-2, 3), '<5', '-2/3 '),
+            (F(-2, 3), '>5', ' -2/3'),
+            (F(-2, 3), '^5', '-2/3 '),
+            (F(-2, 3), '=5', '- 2/3'),
+            # Fill
+            (F(2, 3), 'X>5', 'XX2/3'),
+            (F(-2, 3), '.<5', '-2/3.'),
+            (F(-2, 3), '\n^6', '\n-2/3\n'),
+            # Thousands separators
+            (F(1234, 5679), ',', '1,234/5,679'),
+            (F(-1234, 5679), '_', '-1_234/5_679'),
+            (F(1234567), '_', '1_234_567'),
+            (F(-1234567), ',', '-1,234,567'),
+            # Alternate form forces a slash in the output
+            (F(123), '#', '123/1'),
+            (F(-123), '#', '-123/1'),
+            (F(0), '#', '0/1'),
         ]
         for fraction, spec, expected in testcases:
             with self.subTest(fraction=fraction, spec=spec):
                 self.assertEqual(format(fraction, spec), expected)
+                self.assertEqual(format(fraction, spec + 'd'), expected)
 
     def test_format_e_presentation_type(self):
         # Triples (fraction, specification, expected_result)
@@ -1218,6 +1258,12 @@ def test_invalid_formats(self):
             '.%',
             # Z instead of z for negative zero suppression
             'Z.2f'
+            # D instead of d for integer-style formatting
+            '10D',
+            # z flag not supported for integer-style formatting
+            'zd',
+            # zero padding not supported for integer-style formatting
+            '05d',
         ]
         for spec in invalid_specs:
             with self.subTest(spec=spec):