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What is this format specifier?
(lemm.ee)
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Please put your code between tripple backticks in a seperate line above an below your code. Single backticks are only for
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like this.To answer your question, the
%.2f
means it should only print two digits after the decimal point.You can also use some other variations like this:
%2f
print the number at least 2 characters wide%5.2
print the number at least 5 characters wide with a precision of two digits after the decimal point%05.2
the same as above, but fill leading digits with zerosThis is just formatting, play a bit around with it and you will get it.