[Tutor] print question

[Alan Gauld]

"Dick Moores" <rdm at rcblue.com> wrote

>     return "%02d:%02d:%2.2f" % (hours, minutes, seconds)

> print secsToHMS(4.04987) --> 00:00:4.05 (I wanted 00:00:04.05)
>
> I don't see how to get 00:00:04.05  using %f .
> <http://www.python.org/doc/2.4.1/lib/typesseq-strings.html> is as 
> clear as mud.
>

%f is like this:

<justification><minimum width>.<decimal places>f

If you provide a - sign it left justifies, without a minus right 
justifies

The minimum width includes the decimal point. So in your case
you want 2 + 1 + 2 = 5

decimal places is number of digits after the point

So you need:

%5.2f

HTH,


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Alan Gauld
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