[ python-Bugs-1741524 ] defined format returns error

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Bugs item #1741524, was opened at 2007-06-22 13:56
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Category: Python Library
Group: Python 2.5
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Invalid
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Ted Bell (ted7234889)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: defined format returns error

Initial Comment:
print round(i[,2])
This returned the error invalid syntex but this round( x[, n]) is out it is shown the reference library under 2.1 Built in functions. I have tried leaving out the comma as well asvarious other combinations to no avail, can someone help please, I need to round a number to two decimal places before outputting to the user.

Ted


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>Comment By: Georg Brandl (gbrandl)
Date: 2007-06-22 14:05

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The square brackets indicate an optional argument:

print round(i)
print round(i, 2)

are both valid calls of round().

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