python string format 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: how to print answer 2 decimal places in python 3

print("{0:.2f}".format(sum(student_marks[query_name])/3))

Example 3: python 2 decimal places format

print "%.2f" % 5

Example 4: python 2 decimal places format

"{:.2f}".format(5)