Question

How would I convert a float into its ‘accounting form’ —

100028282.23 --> 100,028,282.23
100028282 --> 100,028,282.00

Is there a python method that does this?

Answer 1

You can use the locale.format() function to do this:

>>> import locale
>>> locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, 'en_US.utf8')
'en_US.utf8'
>>> locale.format("%.2f", 100028282.23, grouping=True)
'100,028,282.23'

Note that you have to give the precision: %.2f

Alternatively you can use the locale.currency() function, which follow the LC_MONETARY settings:

>>> locale.currency(100028282.23)
'$100028282.23'