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+6 votes

So I know when I type

print(f'{balance:2,.2f}')

it's going to put the commas in the right spot for my numbers, but I would like to know why that is. I know that the 2f makes the decimal fixed at two places to the right, but why does the comma go over 3 to the left of the decimal and every 3 after?

asked in CSC201 Spring 2021 by (1 point)

2 Answers

+4 votes

The comma (",") in the f-string works as a thousand separator. So if your number is going to be million, billion, or even trillion, it will still separate each group of three numbers by a comma

answered by (1 point)
+4 votes

Because thats the convention for commas in big numbers. Theres no way to change that, its always 3.

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