python print float with 2 decimals 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: python format only 1 decimal place

>>> "{0:0.1f}".format(45.34531)
'45.3'

Example 4: 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 5: how to print a float with only 2 digits after decimal in python

#to round floats in Python you can use the "round" function. ex:

tax = 34.4563
tax = round(tax, 2)

#the number 2 at the end is how many digits are rounded.

#the variable "tax" would now be: 34.46

Example 6: printing with format float to 2 decimal places python

formatted_float = "{:.2f}".format(a_float)