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Python: format currency 

Dr. Xi
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May 15, 2010 19:53:27    Last update: May 15, 2010 19:54:37
Use the locale module. 
>>> a = 1234.5678
>>> import locale
>>> locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')  # set default locale
'English_United States.1252'
>>> locale.currency(a)
'$1234.57'
>>> locale.currency(a, grouping=True)
'$1,234.57'
>>>
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