Question

The print() BIF (Built-In Function) owns methods that allow the formatting of console output, such as limiting the number of decimal places shown.

A) True
B) False

Answer 1

The print() function does not inherently own methods for output formatting, such as limiting decimal places. However, Python offers other ways to format strings for printing, like the format() function and string formatting mini-language.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement that the print() Built-In Function (BIF) owns methods that allow the formatting of console output, such as limiting the number of decimal places shown, is False. While print() itself does not contain such methods, Python provides several ways to format strings which can then be printed using the print() function. For example, one can use the format() function or the string formatting mini-language (inside curly braces within a string, with a colon to introduce the format specifier) to control the number of decimal places or overall display of the output.

To limit the number of decimal places, you may format a number within a string like '{:.2f}' where '.2f' specifies two decimal places of a floating-point number. Then, passing this formatted string to the print() function will display the number with the specified formatting.