On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Ivan Reborin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:59:40 -0700 (PDT), [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > Hello bearophile, thank you for replying. > >>The Python genie grants you that wish. You were almost right: >>>>> print (3 * '%12.3f') % (a, b, c) >> 2.000 123456.789 1234.000 >>>>> print 3 * '%12.3f' % (a, b, c) >> 2.000 123456.789 1234.000 > Works beautifully :-) Thank you! > >>>>> print 3 * '%12.3f' % a, b, c >>Traceback (most recent call last): >> File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> >>TypeError: not enough arguments for format string > > Just one more question - it's actually an extension to this one > (forgive my curiosity, but I really need this info, and searching > google always gives me the same stuff again and again) ... > > a = 2.000001 > b = 123456.789 > c = 1234.0001 > d = 98765.4321 > # same as above except for d > > print (3 * '%12.3f') % (a, b, c) > #this works beautifully > > How to add d at the end but with a different format now, since I've > "used" the "format part" ? > > Again, my weird wishful-thinking code: > print (3*'%12.3f', '%5.3f') %(a,b,c),d
Again, very close to the correct code: print (3*'%12.3f' + '%5.3f') %(a,b,c,d) Regards, Chris > > >>(Note the spaces and parentheses. Python programmers thank you if put >>them improving readability a little). > > Yes, ok. I can agree with that - separating the format from the > variable list part sounds reasonable. > >> >>Bye, >>bearophile > > -- > Ivan > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- Follow the path of the Iguana... http://rebertia.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
