convert number to formatted string in python with prefix 0s

Question

I want to convert a number in python into a 3 character string, with prefix 0s. For example:

8 = "008" 12 = "012" 6 = "006"

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Jon Clements · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-23 18:14:15Z

7

Just use:

format(number, '03')

answered Aug 23, 2013 at 18:14

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unutbu · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-23 18:20:45Z

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My name is format. String format.

>>> '{:03d}'.format(7) '007'

answered Aug 23, 2013 at 18:20

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CT Zhu · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-23 20:35:27Z

There is a build-in string method str.zfill(), examples:

>>> '12'.zfill(5) '00012' >>> '-3.14'.zfill(7) '-003.14' >>> '3.14159265359'.zfill(5) '3.14159265359'