Remove negative sign in string format in python

Question

i'd like to know if it is possible to remove the negative sign from '{:,.2f}'.format(number) only using format.

So that

'{:,.2f}'.format(10) ## 10

'{:,.2f}'.format(-10) ## 10

Thanks in advance

Martijn Pieters · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-28 22:41:49Z

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You can't with str.format() or format() alone. Use abs() on the number instead:

'{:,.2f}'.format(abs(value))

answered Aug 28, 2014 at 22:41

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Padraic Cunningham · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-28 22:52:57Z

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Use abs

 '{:,.2f}'.format(abs(-10))

Or lstrip:

num = -10
print '{:,.2f}'.format(num).lstrip("-")
10.00

Or:

num = -10
print 'Your number is: {:,.2f}'.format(num).replace("-","")

edited Aug 28, 2014 at 22:52

answered Aug 28, 2014 at 22:42

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Martijn Pieters Over a year ago

Stripping only works if the number is at the start of the resulting string; if the format is 'Your number is: {:,.2f}' instead you have a problem than only abs() can solve..

soBusted Over a year ago

abs() will not work if you have a number with decimal point like -10.0, but lstrip does

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