diff common/string.py @ 357:2291a244a887

Added common.string
author Joseph Turian <turian@iro.umontreal.ca>
date Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:27:02 -0400
parents common/misc.py@430c9e92cd23
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+def percent(a, b):
+    """
+    Return percentage string of a and b, e.g.:
+        "1 of 10 (10%)"
+    """
+    assert a <= b
+    assert a >= 0
+    assert b > 0
+    return "%s of %s (%.2f%%)" % (a, b, 100.*a/b)