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align float and specify precision in string formatting

I have this working test code:

In [16]: print "{:>20}{:0.2f}".format("", 34)
                34.00

but I would like to do it with just one argument in format, how do I write that?

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talloaktrees Avatar asked Jun 23 '13 02:06

talloaktrees


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1 Answers

Is this what you intended?

>>> print "{:>25.2f}".format(34)
                34.00

Note, my spaces may be different to yours (the spaces I have is the same distance from your example).

This is what appears for me:

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TerryA Avatar answered Nov 15 '22 01:11

TerryA