string formatting python decimal places code example

Example 1: print decimal formatting in python

a_float = 3.14159
formatted_float = "{:.2f}".format(a_float)

Example 2: python 2 decimal places format

>>> foobar = 3.141592
>>> print(f'My number is {foobar:.2f} - look at the nice rounding!')

My number is 3.14 - look at the nice rounding!