How do you stop Python from converting a number to scientific notation?

Question

This is my code:

m = int(input(""))
p= 3.00*10*10*10*10*10*10*10*10
c = p*p
E = m * c

print(E)

The answer is 19e+16.

But I don't want the scientific notation: I want the number.

If you change `3.00` to `3` then your number will be an int. — khelwood, Apr 19 '22 at 15:15
AFAIK, this isn't unique or controllable from vscode. Also, `3 * 10**8` looks cleaner — OneCricketeer, Apr 19 '22 at 15:15

S.B · Answer 1 · 2022-04-19T15:24:45.293

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Actually it is not from VSCode, Python prints that way for better readability. You can print the long form with the help of string formatting. When you apply precision it will expand the printed value:

E = 3.00 * 100 * 100 * 100 * 100 * 100 * 100 * 100 * 100
print(E)
print(f"{E:.1f}")
print(f"{E:.10f}")

output:

3e+16
30000000000000000.0
30000000000000000.0000000000

edited Apr 19 '22 at 15:24

answered Apr 19 '22 at 15:15

S.B

13,077
10
22
49

1

Thanks this really helped me out a lot. – Apr 19 '22 at 15:26

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 19 '22 at 15:17

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Possible duplicate of:
How to suppress scientific notation when printing float values?
TL;DR

print('{:f}'.format(E))

answered Apr 19 '22 at 15:17

Harsh

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How do you stop Python from converting a number to scientific notation?

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