Print a number with two decimal places.

Python: Format a small decimal value consistently for display.

Python snippet.py
amount = 3.5
print(f"{amount:.2f}")

Expected output EXAMPLE

3.50

Details

Save as snippet.py and run python3 snippet.py. Uses the Python standard library.

✓ Verified

Tested on Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS · · Python 3.12.3 · python3 3.12.3-0ubuntu2.1

Test inputs, results and environment

The exact published code ran in a dedicated Linux test container with prepared inputs. Unprivileged snippet process, external networking disabled, read-only root filesystem, and a fresh temporary working directory. Fixtures and output records are isolated from the application database. Testing covers this example and its stated checks, not every input, operating system, or runtime version. The Linux container shares its host's kernel; this is not a native Windows test.

Architecture / host kernel
x86_64 / 6.18.54.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
Snippet identity / locale
uid=65534, gid=65534 (unprivileged) / C.UTF-8
Interpreter invocation
python3 -c <published code>
Container image ID
sha256:32dc2d998158b6554c99b73b533f423696a0f3e31e8cbea9db10b5eee9a2fadd
Code SHA-256
466765589edb9763a4b7b4ee76ff138f432cdd12ec38f0e5f2f6dd7b80995aff
Dependencies
python3 3.12.3-0ubuntu2.1

Test input setup

These are the prepared inputs used by the test harness. See Details above for the prerequisites and how to run this example.

# No input files required.

Observed standard output

3.50

Exit code: 0. Standard error: empty. Validation: Exact stdout comparison. System-dependent values above are one recorded run.