On 28/01/12 05:55, Michael Lewis wrote:
I am trying to round a float to two decimals, but I am getting the
following error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#23>", line 1, in <module>
PaintingProject()
File "C:/Python27/Homework/Labs/Lab 03_5.py", line 42, in PaintingProject
print 'That will cost you $%f.' %(round(5.6523),2)
TypeError: not all arguments converted during string formatting
In general rounding the float is the wrong approach, instead you want to
display the float with two decimal places. You can do that with options
in the format string. Try:
print 'That will cost you $%4.2f.' % 5.6523)
The %4.2f says use 4 characters with 2 of them after the decimal point.
There are many other options you can use to tweak the display, read the
string formatting documents...
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Alan G
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