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Python - Number Formatting

The format() function allows formatting of numbers in various ways. Some key formatting specifiers include: d - Decimal integer, f - Fixed point number, e - Exponential notation, % - Percentage. Padding and alignment like <, ^, > can be used to control number positioning. Common uses include right aligning with {:5d}, centering with {:^10.3f}, and left filling zeros with {:<05d}.

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Python - Number Formatting

The format() function allows formatting of numbers in various ways. Some key formatting specifiers include: d - Decimal integer, f - Fixed point number, e - Exponential notation, % - Percentage. Padding and alignment like <, ^, > can be used to control number positioning. Common uses include right aligning with {:5d}, centering with {:^10.3f}, and left filling zeros with {:<05d}.

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Numbers formatting with format()

You can format numbers using the format specifier given below:
Type Meaning
d Decimal integer
c Corresponding Unicode character
b Binary format
o Octal format
x Hexadecimal format (lower case)
X Hexadecimal format (upper case)
e Exponential notation. (lowercase e)
E Exponential notation (uppercase E)
f Displays fixed point number (Default: 6)
F Same as 'f'. Except displays 'inf' as 'INF' and 'nan' as 'NAN'
g General format. Rounds number to p significant digits. (Default
precision: 6)
G Same as 'g'. Except switches to 'E' if the number is large.
% Percentage. Multiples by 100 and puts % at the end.
Simple number formatting
# integer arguments
print("The number is:{:d}".format(123))
#123

# float arguments
print("The float number is:
{:f}".format(123.4567898)) #123.4567898

# octal, binary and hexadecimal format


print("bin: {0:b}, oct: {0:o}, hex: {0:x}".format(12))
#bin: 1100, oct: 14, hex: c
Number formatting with padding for
int and floats
# integer numbers with minimum width
1 2
print("{:5d}".format(12))

# width doesn't work for numbers longer than padding


1 2 3 4
print("{:2d}".format(1234))

# padding for float numbers


print("{:8.3f}".format(12.2346))
1 2 . 2 3 5

# integer numbers with minimum width filled with zeros


print("{:05d}".format(12))0 0 0 1 2

# padding for float numbers filled with zeros


print("{:08.3f}".format(12.2346))
0 0 1 2 . 2 3 5
Number formatting for signed
numbers
# show the + sign
print("{:+f} {:+f}".format(12.23, -12.23))
# +12.230000 -12.230000

# show the - sign only


print("{:-f} {:-f}".format(12.23, -12.23))
# 12.230000 -12.230000

# show space for + sign


print("{: f} {: f}".format(12.23, -12.23))
# 12.230000 -12.23000
Number formatting with alignment
Type Meaning
< Left aligned to the remaining space
^ Center aligned to the remaining space
> Right aligned to the remaining space
= Forces the signed (+) (-) to the leftmost
position
Number formatting with alignment

# integer numbers with right alignment
1 2
print("{:5d}".format(12))

# float numbers with center alignment


1 2 . 2 3 5
print("{:^10.3f}".format(12.2346))

# integer left alignment filled with zeros


print("{:<05d}".format(12)) 1 2 0 0 0

# float numbers with center alignment


-
print("{:=8.3f}".format(-12.2346)) 1 2 . 2 3 5

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