format()Easy Examples

Formats a value according to a format specification string

Basic format() usage

Simple demonstration of the format() built-in function.

python
print(format(42, "b"))
print(format(3.14159, ".2f"))
print(format(1000000, ","))

format() is a built-in function that formats a value according to a format specification string.

format() with different inputs

Calling format() with various argument types.

python
# More format() examples
print("format() is a Python built-in function")
print(f"Type: {type(format)}")

format() accepts different types of arguments and produces corresponding results.

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