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

Salman · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-18 07:47:55Z

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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

answered May 18, 2018 at 7:47

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Nishant Nawarkhede · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-18 06:27:43Z

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You can do it by

In [11]: x = 5

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

In [13]:

answered May 18, 2018 at 6:27

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Rachit kapadia · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-18 06:46:56Z

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Your answer was correct. you just misplaced the colon:

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

 #output:
'5.00'

;)

answered May 18, 2018 at 6:39

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what notation is this? In [14]:

Its a line number from an ipython console