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| From | Mel <mwilson@the-wire.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Subject | Re: Dynamic Zero Padding. |
| Followup-To | comp.lang.python |
| Date | 2011-06-07 17:43 -0400 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <ism61s$grp$1@speranza.aioe.org> (permalink) |
| References | <mailman.1.1307482621.11593.python-list@python.org> |
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Friedrich Clausen wrote:
> I want to print some integers in a zero padded fashion, eg. :
>
>>>> print("Testing %04i" % 1)
> Testing 0001
>
> but the padding needs to be dynamic eg. sometimes %05i, %02i or some
> other padding amount. But I can't insert a variable into the format
> specification to achieve the desirable padding.
>
> I would be much obliged if someone can give me some tips on how to
> achieve a variably pad a number.
:)
('%%0%dd' % (pads,)) % (n,)
Probably be good to wrap it in a function. It looks kind of obscure as it
is.
Mel.
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Dynamic Zero Padding. Friedrich Clausen <fred@derf.nl> - 2011-06-07 23:36 +0200
Re: Dynamic Zero Padding. Mel <mwilson@the-wire.com> - 2011-06-07 17:43 -0400
Re: Dynamic Zero Padding. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-08 09:26 +1000
Re: Dynamic Zero Padding. Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-06-07 22:56 -0400
Re: Dynamic Zero Padding. Friedrich Clausen <fred@derf.nl> - 2011-06-08 09:00 +0200
Re: Dynamic Zero Padding. harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> - 2011-06-07 16:55 -0500
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