How to turn a float number like 293.4662543 into 293.47 in python?

Question

How to shorten the float result I got? I only need 2 digits after the dot. Sorry I really don\'t know how to explain this better in English...

Thanks

Answer 1

If you want a number, use the round() function:

>>> round(12.3456, 2)
12.35

(but +1 for Michael's answer re. the Decimal type.)

If you want a string:

>>> print "%.2f" % 12.34567
12.35