[Python] How to format a floating number to fixed width in Python

How do I format a floating number to a fixed width with the following requirements:

1. Leading zero if n < 1
2. Add trailing decimal zero(s) to fill up fixed width
3. Truncate decimal digits past fixed width
4. Align all decimal points

For example:

% formatter something like '{:06}'
numbers = [23.23, 0.123334987, 1, 4.223, 9887.2]

for number in numbers:
print formatter.format(number)


The output would be like

23.2300
0.1233
1.0000
4.2230
9887.2000

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