From: Kane Williams <theburrick@...>
Date: 2011-09-11T18:47:23+09:00
Subject: Re: How do I make output generate a float without an excess numbers of decimal places?

Dan Nachbar wrote in post #1021235:
> You might try using the % instance method of String.
> For example:
> "%.2f" % (1.0/3)  => "0.33"
>
> Dan Nachbar

Would you mind explaining the
> "%.2f"
part? What does the % do? And what does the f do? Thanks!

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