How to format integer padded with both sign and zeros?

Question

I need to format time with leading sign and hour (think timezone offset) in Python3:

>>> hour = 2
>>> print("T%02d" % hour)
T02
>>> print("T%+02d" % hour)
T+2

Expected result is T+02

Martijn Pieters · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-13 21:29:27Z

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The field includes the + character, which needs to be accounted for in the width. You want your field to be 3 characters wide:

print("T%+03d" % hour)

Demo:

>>> hour = 2
>>> print("T%+03d" % hour)
T+02

answered Oct 13, 2017 at 21:29

Martijn Pieters

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