3.wed/13. String Formatting.ipynb

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      "However, one may want to format the values in more detail, for example forcing values to be a certain length, or have a certain number of decimal places. This is called *string formatting*."
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      "There are a number of options for string formatting - for instance, one can add leading zeros:"
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      "or align to the left:"
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