python 2.7 format number code example

Example 1: python format float

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

Example 2: python format specifier

from datetime import datetime

'{:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M}'.format(datetime(2001, 2, 3, 4, 5))