[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hullo all !
>
> i have a real easy one here that isn't in my book.
> i have a int number that i want to divide by 100 and display to two
> decimal places.
>
> like this float(int(Var)/100)
> but i need it to display the .00 even if it does not have a .00 value
> like this
> if Var is 50, i need to display .50 instead of just .5
>
> i know there is an easy way to do this.
> thanks
>
Play with this:
>>> "%.2f"%0.5
'0.50'
>>> a = 50.0
>>> ("%.2f" % (a/100))[-3:]
'.50'
>>>
I presume that a stays in the range 0 <= a < 100.
If not you will have to handle the integral digits as well with
something like
>>> "%4.2f" % 3.1
'3.10'
>>> "%6.2f" % 3.1
' 3.10'
>>>
regards
Steve
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