Output: Number of digits in exponent?

How can I control the number of digits in the exponent when writing floats to a file? It seems that Python2.4.2(winXP) prints three digits anyway. print 1.0e50 1e+050 print '%e' % (1.0e50) 1e+050 I would prefer two digits in the exponent. Usually 3 digits is not a problem, except for waisted

2.4 or 2.3.4 for 2.3 software?

Can we expect the current release of 2.4 to be just as reliable as 2.3.4 for 2.3 compliant software? Thanks for any help! Jens -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list