Title: Formatting Numbers
Slug: formatting_numbers
Summary: Formatting Numbers Using Python.
Date: 2017-02-02 12:00
Category: Python
Tags: Basics
Authors: Chris Albon

Create A Long Number



In [1]:

    
annual_revenue = 9282904.9282872782

Format Number



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# Format rounded to two decimal places
format(annual_revenue, '0.2f')









    Out[2]:





'9282904.93'



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# Format with commas and  rounded to one decimal place
format(annual_revenue, '0,.1f')









    Out[3]:





'9,282,904.9'



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# Format as scientific notation
format(annual_revenue, 'e')









    Out[4]:





'9.282905e+06'



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# Format as scientific notation rounded to two deciminals
format(annual_revenue, '0.2E')









    Out[5]:





'9.28E+06'