test script for float format

Author: saldanhad

pandas/io/formats/html.py

@@ -190,7 +190,11 @@ def _write_cell(
 
         if self.escape:
             # escape & first to prevent double escaping of &
+<<<<<<< Updated upstream
             esc = {"&": r"&amp;", "<": r"&lt;", ">": r"&gt;"," ":"&nbsp;"}
+=======
+            esc = {"&": r"&amp;", "<": r"&lt;", ">": r"&gt;"}
+>>>>>>> Stashed changes
         else:
             esc = {}
 

pandas/tests/io/formats/test_info_repr_html.py

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import pytest
+
+import pandas as pd
+
+
+class Testfloatformat:
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "data, format_option, expected_values",
+        [
+            ({"A": [12345.6789]}, "{:12.3f}", "12345.679"),
+            ({"A": [None]}, "{:.3f}", "None"),
+            ({"A": [""]}, "{:.2f}", ""),
+            ({"A": [112345.6789]}, "{:6.3f}", "112345.679"),
+        ],
+    )  # test cases
+    def test_float_formatting_html_output(self, data, format_option, expected_values):
+        # set float format, avoid for string checks
+        if format_option is not None:
+            pd.set_option("display.float_format", format_option.format)
+
+        # create dataframe
+        df = pd.DataFrame(data)
+
+        # capture html output
+        html_output = df._repr_html_()
+
+        # check
+        assert expected_values in html_output
+
+        # reset option
+        if format_option is not None:
+            pd.reset_option("display.float_format")