How to print an integer with commas; E.g., 3,056,789

[Richard Bow]

Max M <maxm at mxm.dk> wrote in news:3DAD6CD7.4060300 at mxm.dk:

> Richard Bow wrote:
>> Given any integer n, how can I convert str(n) to a string with commas
>> in the appropriate places? For example, if n is 3056789, I'd like to
>> convert str(3056789) to "3,056,789", for better readability of output.
> 
> Try format in the locale module:
> 
> format(format, val[, grouping])
> 
> Formats a number val according to the current LC_NUMERIC setting. The 
> format follows the conventions of the % operator. For floating point 
> values, the decimal point is modified if appropriate. If grouping is 
> true, also takes the grouping into account.
> 
> The "grouping" parameter is what you are looking for.
> 
> regards Max M

Thanks for the tip. I'll try to follow up.

Richard Bow