> Alan Gauld wrote: >> unfortunately 3 values won't work, it only works for numbers... >> >>>>> "%**.*" % ('-', 12,3,123.456789) >> >> Error... > > How about this: > In [4]: "%*.*f" % (-12,3,123.456789) > Out[4]: '123.457 ' Silly me! Obvious when you see it :-) Alan G.