I have float 12.200000 and I need to use string formatting to output 12,20. How do I do that? I am total begginer and I can't figure it out from the docs.
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1I found this to be helpful https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1823058/how-to-print-number-with-commas-as-thousands-separators – Kenneth Githambo Apr 07 '21 at 14:03
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@KennethGithambo, that's for the thousandths separator. OP wants a comma instead of a dot to separate the decimal part. – Justin Ezequiel Apr 07 '21 at 14:07
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https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7106417/convert-decimal-mark – Justin Ezequiel Apr 07 '21 at 14:10
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This is how I did it:
flt = 12.200000
flt = str(flt)
if len(flt) == 4:
flt += "0"
print(flt.replace(".", ","))
What this does, is first turn the float into a string. Then, we check if the length of the string is 4. If it is 4, we add a zero at the end. Finally, at the end, we replace the . into a ,. This gives the desired output of 12,20.
The Pilot Dude
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If your value is a float than you can simply cast it to string and use the replace() method.
value = 12.200000
output = str(value).replace(".", ",")
print(output)
Hemza RAHMANI
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Use round to ge the float to first two decimal places. To replace the . with a , you need to convert the float to a string and use flt.replace('.',',') to get the desired answer. Convert it back to a float data type.
flt = 12.200000
flt = round(flt,2)
flt = str(flt)
flt.replace('.',',') # Replace . with ,
float(flt) # 12,20
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Code dumps without any explanation are rarely helpful. Stack Overflow is about learning, not providing snippets to blindly copy and paste. Please [edit] your question and explain how it answers the specific question being asked. See [answer]. – Chris Apr 08 '21 at 01:12
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float = str(float)
#this converts the float to a string
float = float.replace(".", ",")
#this replaces the point with a comma
if len(float) == 4:
float += "0"
#this checks whether the float should end with a zero, and if it does it adds it
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