skbio.util.cardinal_to_ordinal(n)[source]¶Return ordinal string version of cardinal int n.
State: Experimental as of 0.4.0.
| Parameters: | n (int) – Cardinal to convert to ordinal. Must be >= 0. |
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| Returns: | Ordinal version of cardinal n. |
| Return type: | str |
| Raises: | ValueError – If n is less than 0. |
Notes
This function can be useful when writing human-readable error messages.
Examples
>>> from skbio.util import cardinal_to_ordinal
>>> cardinal_to_ordinal(0)
'0th'
>>> cardinal_to_ordinal(1)
'1st'
>>> cardinal_to_ordinal(2)
'2nd'
>>> cardinal_to_ordinal(3)
'3rd'