python correct to 2 decimal places code example

Example 1: format to 2 or n decimal places python

num = 123.4567
formatted_num = '{0:.2f}'.format(num) # to 2 decimal places
# formatted_num = '123.46'

Example 2: python 2 decimal places

print(format(432.456, ".2f"))

>> 432.45

print(format(321,".2f"))

>> 321.00

Example 3: round to two decimal places python

>>> x = 13.949999999999999999
>>> x
13.95
>>> g = float("{0:.2f}".format(x))
>>> g
13.95
>>> x == g
True
>>> h = round(x, 2)
>>> h
13.95
>>> x == h
True

Example 4: force two decimal places python

print ("{0:.2f}".format(a))

Example 5: python 2 decimal places format

print "%.2f" % 5