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bpo-37408: Precise that Tarfile "format" argument only concerns writing. (GH-14389) (#16465)

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@ -290,9 +290,10 @@ be finalized; only the internally used file object will be closed. See the
*fileobj* is not closed, when :class:`TarFile` is closed.
*format* controls the archive format. It must be one of the constants
*format* controls the archive format for writing. It must be one of the constants
:const:`USTAR_FORMAT`, :const:`GNU_FORMAT` or :const:`PAX_FORMAT` that are
defined at module level.
defined at module level. When reading, format will be automatically detected, even
if different formats are present in a single archive.
The *tarinfo* argument can be used to replace the default :class:`TarInfo` class
with a different one.