Ethan Furman wrote:
If I'm printing the number 735, or any other positive or negative
integer, is there any difference between %7s and %7d?
Grant Edwards wrote:
> Let's ask Python:
>
> --> [n for n in range(-99999999,99999999,123) if ("%7d" % n)
> != ("%7s" % n)]
> []
>
> --> [n for n in range(-99999,99999) if ("%7d" % n) != ("%7s" % n)]
> []
>
> Apparently not.
MRAB wrote:
> "%s" uses str(). In Python 2.7:
>
> --> class MyInt(int):
> ... def __init__(self, value):
> ... int.__init__(self, value)
> ... def __str__(self):
> ... return "MyInt(%d)" % self
> ...
> --> MyInt(735)
> 735
> --> "%7d" % MyInt(735)
> ' 735'
> --> "%7s" % MyInt(735)
> 'MyInt(735)'
Thanks! Both enlightening answers.
~Ethan~
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