I want to format float values in my django template like this:
125000 => 125k
125,000,000 => 125M
Do I have to use any custom template tag for this or django already has one?
Any idea?
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Niladry Kar
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Look at [django.contrib.humanize](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/ref/contrib/humanize/), probably not exactly what you need, but that gives you an idea how to write your own filter. – dirkgroten Jun 03 '19 at 10:28
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You can use that by the below filter template tag:
@register.filter
def format_number(num):
num = int(num)
magnitude = 0
while abs(num) >= 1000:
magnitude += 1
num /= 1000.0
return '%.2f%s' % (num, ['', 'K', 'M', 'G', 'T', 'P'][magnitude])
print(format_number(32413423)) # 32.41M
It is going to support to P
I've created the code using this link: formatting long numbers as strings in python
Alireza HI
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when copy pasting other peoples code/answers please read the comments and inform the people about potential bugs or link the original answer – hansTheFranz Jun 03 '19 at 12:08
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@NiladryKar I think maybe you are passing the argument as a string. you can convert it in your function to int to work. e.g: num = int(num) // add this line to the first line after the definition of format_number function – Alireza HI Jun 03 '19 at 12:45
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Actually I am trying to do this for a float value...The above solution is for `int` value. It works using `float(num)` – Niladry Kar Jun 03 '19 at 13:11
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This is the list of built-in template tags and filters so if it's not there, you have to build your own.
You'll find something similar to what you need in django.contrib.humanize, use this as the basis to build your own filter.
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