[Tutor] combine string and integer

[Sean 'Shaleh' Perry]

> 
> Sean 'Shaleh' Perry [shalehperry@attbi.com]
> if value < 0:
>   char = '-'
> else:
>   char = ''
> 
> return "%d%s" % (abs(value), char)
> 

"However, the main problem is to get the - to go behind the amount." is from
the original mail.

When I read that my mind saw "create a string from a template or pattern" and
applied the approach I usually use for that idea.

Patterns appear in coding, you learn to recognize them (-: