Python string format float precision | Example code

Floating-point values have the f suffix. You can also specify the precision: the number of decimal places. The precision is a value that goes right after the dot character.

"{:.2f}".format(13.949999999999999)

The above returns a string. In order to get as float, simply wrap with float(...):

Example string format float precision in Python

A simple example code prints a formatted floating-point value.

x = 13.949999999999999999
g = float("{:.2f}".format(x))

print(g)

Output:

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