Pad python floats

Alternatively, if you want to use .format:

              {:6.1f}
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# digits to pad | | # of decimal places to display

Copy paste: {:6.1f}

The 6 above includes digits to the left of the decimal, the decimal marker, and the digits to the right of the decimal.

Examples of usage:

'{:6.2f}'.format(4.3)
Out[1]: '  4.30'

f'{4.3:06.2f}'
Out[2]: '004.30'

'{:06.2f}'.format(4.3)
Out[3]: '004.30'

'%03.1f' works (1 could be any number, or empty string):

>>> "%06.2f"%3.3
'003.30'

>>> "%04.f"%3.2
'0003'

Note that the field width includes the decimal and fractional digits.

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