There are many ways to set the precision of the floating-point values in Python. Here are some Python float precision methods:
- Using “%” operator:- It format as well as set precision in python. This is similar to the “printf” statement in C programming.
- format():- This format is the string for setting precision.
- round(x,n):- Used to decimal part rounded.
Python float precision example
Simple example code.
x = 3.4536
print('%.2f' % x)
print("{0:.3f}".format(x))
print(round(x, 2))
Output:
Python float precision with no integer precision after the decimal point, The % operator has the following behavior.
>>> "%6.*f" % (2, 1.234)
' 1.23'Do comment if you have any doubts or suggestions on this Python float topic.
Note: IDE: PyCharm 2021.3.3 (Community Edition)
Windows 10
Python 3.10.1
All Python Examples are in Python 3, so Maybe its different from python 2 or upgraded versions.