How to Format Number as Currency String in Python
Introduction
Having to manually format a number as a currency string can be a tedious process. You may have just a few lines of modifications to make, however, when we need to do a fair bit of conversions, it becomes very tedious.
The first step to automating these kind of tasks will require a function. In this article, we’ll be going over a few methods you can use to format numbers as currency strings in Python.
Methods for Formatting Numbers
We’ll be going over three alternate libraries and functions which allow us to convert numbers into currency strings:
The locale module is already included in Python, though, we’ll have to install Babel to use it.
Format Number as Currency String with Locale
The locale module comes already preinstalled with