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      String formatting (format a float to two decimal places)::

        <p tal:content="python:'%0.2f' % size">
          13.56
        </p>

        % Anonymous User - Mar. 24, 2004 12:17 am:
         How create 12345 to 12,345.00

        % Anonymous User - May 28, 2004 3:08 pm:
         One way:

         <p tal:define="ps python:modules[''Products.PythonScripts.standard''];
                        varA python:12345;
                        varB python:''%0.2f'' % ( varA );
                        varC python:ps.thousands_commas( varB )"
            tal:content="string:$$$varC">
             Will print $12,345.00
         </p>

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