Format a number containing a decimal point with leading zeroes

Question

I want to format a number with a decimal point in it with leading zeros.

This

>>> \'3.3\'.zfill(5)
003.3

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Answer 1

print('{0:07.3f}'.format(12.34))

This will have total 7 characters including 3 decimal points, ie. "012.340"