iNum = 123 #will always be a number
sPaddingChar = "0"
iNumPads = 6
#print the number with padded zeros, using % rather than .format
print('%s' % (str(iNum).rjust(iNumPads, sPaddingChar)))
print(type(iNum))
aU51bSA9IDEyMyAjd2lsbCBhbHdheXMgYmUgYSBudW1iZXIKc1BhZGRpbmdDaGFyID0gIjAiCmlOdW1QYWRzID0gNgoKI3ByaW50IHRoZSBudW1iZXIgd2l0aCBwYWRkZWQgemVyb3MsIHVzaW5nICUgcmF0aGVyIHRoYW4gLmZvcm1hdApwcmludCgnJXMnICUgKHN0cihpTnVtKS5yanVzdChpTnVtUGFkcywgc1BhZGRpbmdDaGFyKSkpCnByaW50KHR5cGUoaU51bSkpCg==