vals.fmt_percent
vals.fmt_percent(
x,=2,
decimals=False,
drop_trailing_zeros=True,
drop_trailing_dec_mark=True,
scale_values=True,
use_seps='{x}',
pattern=',',
sep_mark='.',
dec_mark=False,
force_sign='right',
placement=False,
incl_space=None,
locale )
Format values as a percentage.
With numeric values in a list, we can perform percentage-based formatting. It is assumed the input numeric values are proportional values and, in this case, the values will be automatically multiplied by 100
before decorating with a percent sign (the other case is accommodated though setting scale_values
to False
). For more control over percentage formatting, we can use the following options:
- percent sign placement: the percent sign can be placed after or before the values and a space can be inserted between the symbol and the value.
- decimals: choice of the number of decimal places, option to drop trailing zeros, and a choice of the decimal symbol
- digit grouping separators: options to enable/disable digit separators and provide a choice of separator symbol
- value scaling toggle: choose to disable automatic value scaling in the situation that values are already scaled coming in (and just require the percent symbol)
- pattern: option to use a text pattern for decoration of the formatted values
- locale-based formatting: providing a locale ID will result in number formatting specific to the chosen locale
Parameters
x :
X
-
A list of values to be formatted.
decimals :
int
= 2-
The
decimals
values corresponds to the exact number of decimal places to use. A value such as2.34
can, for example, be formatted with0
decimal places and it would result in"2"
. With4
decimal places, the formatted value becomes"2.3400"
. The trailing zeros can be removed withdrop_trailing_zeros=True
. drop_trailing_zeros :
bool
= False-
A boolean value that allows for removal of trailing zeros (those redundant zeros after the decimal mark).
drop_trailing_dec_mark :
bool
= True-
A boolean value that determines whether decimal marks should always appear even if there are no decimal digits to display after formatting (e.g.,
23
becomes23.
ifFalse
). By default trailing decimal marks are not shown. scale_values :
bool
= True-
Should the values be scaled through multiplication by 100? By default this scaling is performed since the expectation is that incoming values are usually proportional. Setting to
False
signifies that the values are already scaled and require only the percent sign when formatted. use_seps :
bool
= True-
The
use_seps
option allows for the use of digit group separators. The type of digit group separator is set bysep_mark
and overridden if a locale ID is provided tolocale
. This setting isTrue
by default. pattern :
str
= '{x}'-
A formatting pattern that allows for decoration of the formatted value. The formatted value is represented by the
{x}
(which can be used multiple times, if needed) and all other characters will be interpreted as string literals. sep_mark :
str
= ','-
The string to use as a separator between groups of digits. For example, using
sep_mark=","
with a value of1000
would result in a formatted value of"1,000"
. This argument is ignored if alocale
is supplied (i.e., is notNone
). dec_mark :
str
= '.'-
The string to be used as the decimal mark. For example, using
dec_mark=","
with the value0.152
would result in a formatted value of"0,152"
). This argument is ignored if alocale
is supplied (i.e., is notNone
). force_sign :
bool
= False-
Should the positive sign be shown for positive values (effectively showing a sign for all values except zero)? If so, use
True
for this option. The default isFalse
, where only negative numbers will display a minus sign. placement :
str
= 'right'-
This option governs the placement of the percent sign. This can be either be
"right"
(the default) or"left"
. incl_space :
bool
= False-
An option for whether to include a space between the value and the percent sign. The default is to not introduce a space character.
locale :
str
| None = None-
An optional locale identifier that can be used for formatting values according the locale’s rules. Examples include
"en"
for English (United States) and"fr"
for French (France).
Returns
:
list
[str
]-
A list of formatted values is returned.