String formatting with "{0:d}".format gives Unknown format code 'd' for object of type 'float'

Question

If I understood the docs correctly, in python 2.6.5 string formatting "{0:d}" would do the same as "%d" with the String.format() way of formatting strings

" I have {0:d} dollars on me ".format(100.113) 

Should print "I have 100 dollars on me "

However I get the error :

ValueError: Unknown format code 'd' for object of type 'float'

The other format operations do work.for eg.

>>> "{0:e}".format(112121.2111) '1.121212e+05' 

Answer 1

That error is signifying that you are passing a float to the format code expecting an integer. Use {0:f} instead. Thus:

"I have {0:f} dollars on me".format(100.113) 

will give:

'I have 100.113000 dollars on me' 

Answer 2

Yes, you understand correctly. However you are passing float (i.e. 100.113), not int. Either convert it to int: int(100.113) or just pass 100.