# ShowFormat.py
# Charles Van Loan
# January 1, 2015
""" Illustrates formatted print.

Shows how to control the display of floats, ints,
and strings"""


# The f-format

x = 1234.123456789
print '\nThe f-format (decimal notation)'
print '\n%m.nf means allocate m spaces overall with n to the right of the decimal.'
print 'The number is right-justified within the space allocated.\n\n'
print 'x = %16.3f' %x
print 'x = %16.6f' %x
print 'x = %16.9f' %x

print '\n%-m.nf means allocate m spaces overall with n to the right of the decimal.'
print 'The number is left-justified within the space allocated.\n\n'
print 'x = %-16.3f' %x
print 'x = %-16.6f' %x
print 'x = %-16.9f' %x

# The e-format

x = 1234.123456789
print '\nThe e-format (scientific notation)'
print '\n%m.ne means allocate m spaces overall with n to the right of the decimal.'
print 'The number is right-justified within the space allocated.\n\n'
print 'x = %16.3e' %x
print 'x = %16.6e' %x
print 'x = %16.9e' %x

print '\n%-m.ne means allocate m spaces overall with n to the right of the decimal.'
print 'The number is left-justified within the space allocated.\n\n'
print 'x = %-16.3e' %x
print 'x = %-16.6e' %x
print 'x = %-16.9e' %x

# The d-format
x = 123456789
print '\nThe d-format (for integers)'
print '\n%md means allocate m spaces overall.'
print 'The number is right-justified within the space allocated.\n\n'
print 'x = %10d' %x
print 'x = %13d' %x
print 'x = %16d' %x

print '\n%-md means allocate m spaces overall.'
print 'The number is left-justified within the space allocated.\n\n'
print 'x = %-10d' %x
print 'x = %-13d' %x
print 'x = %-16d' %x

# The s-format
x = 'quick'
print '\n%s is used for strings'
print 'The %s brown fox is %s.' % (x,x)
# Or you can do it this way..."
print 'The '+x+' brown fox is '+x+'.'