vsoler wrote: > My script contains a print statement: > > print '%40s %15d' % (k, m) > > However, > > 1- the string is right adjusted, and I would like it left > adjusted > 2- the number is a decimal number, and I would like it with > the thousands separator and 2 decimals > > If possible, the thousands separator and the decimal separator should > use my local settings. > > Is there any way to achieve this?
>>> import locale >>> locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, "") 'de_DE.UTF-8' Traditional: >>> print '%-40s|%15s' % (k, locale.format("%d", m, grouping=True)) hello | 1.234.567 New: >>> "{0:<40} {1:15n}".format(k, m) 'hello 1.234.567' See also: http://docs.python.org/dev/py3k/library/string.html#formatstrings Peter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list