Python: How do you format a string % number with str.format()

Question

How can I format a string like this

"%01.2f" % pr"%01.2f" % some_number

but using the str.format() style? I'm used to this:

'{0} {1}'.format(somevalue1, somevalue2)

Is there a way to use that function style vs the old % style, and still achieve this decimal formatting?

danben · Accepted Answer · 2010-01-06 16:09:25Z

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Edit: added in your zero-padding.

answered Jan 6, 2010 at 15:37

danben

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Your format string is 01.2f, and originally I had 1.2f, so I changed it to match yours.

oh, What does zero padding do? I copied that code from somewhere.

Oh, it doesn't seem to work though. The above formatting outputs in this format: 9.55, rather than 09.55