hello everyone, please pardon me if this question seems dull, i’m very new to python, and couldn’t find an awnser online.
I just got out of the formating with % exercise, and there is something I don’t quite get.
I understood that when using a string with the %
operator, the code will look for the value in the left end to replace the strings that start with a % by the said value.
but when it comes to integers, I don’t quite get how the syntax works.
I think i’m right by saying that “%02d” will provide 0 empty space between the replaced value and the string, and will make sure that the value is at minimum 2 digit wide, so that "the test result is %02d" % 5
will result in "the test result is 05"
but let’s say that for some reason I need to provide 1 empty spaces before the replaced value and make sure that the said replace value is 2 digit wide. Instinctively, i’d write "the test result is %12d" % 5
resulting in
"the test result is 5"
since the code understand 1-2 as 12, which makes perfect sense,
to sum it up, how do I differentiate the “white spaces” of my formating value to the “minimum digit” ?
Thanks a lot for your awnsers.