Convert float number to string with engineering notation (with SI prefix) in Python

Question

I have a float number such as x=23392342.1

I would like to convert it to a string with engineering notation (with metric prefix)

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Answer 1

You can use Prefixed which has a float type with additional formatting options.

>>> from prefixed import Float

>>> x = Float(23392342.1)
>>> print(f'{x:!h}')
23.392342 M

Or if you want to keep 7 decimal places

>>> print(f'{x:!.7h}')
23.3923421 M