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Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 23:36:58 +0200
Subject: Dynamic Zero Padding.
From: Friedrich Clausen <fred@derf.nl>
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Hello All,

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.

Cheers,

Fred.

Thanks,

Fred.