how to format float number in python? [duplicate]

Question

I want to format my float number with 2 digit after decimal.

>>> x =5.0
>>> y=float("{:0.2f}".format(x))
>>> y
5.0

i want my output in this format:

5.00

Answer 1

For newer version of python you can use:

x = 5.0
print(f' x: {x:.2f}')

out put will be:

x: 5.00

for more about this style see: f-string

Answer 2

You can do it by

In [11]: x = 5

In [12]: print("%.2f" % x)
5.00

In [13]:

Answer 3

Your answer was correct. you just misplaced the colon:

print "{:.2f}".format(5.0)

 #output:
'5.00'

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