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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def latexify_n2col(x, nplaces=None, **kwargs):
 """Render a number into LaTeX in a 2-column format, where the columns split immediately to the left of the decimal point. This gives nice alignment of numbers in a table. """

    if nplaces is not None:
        t = '%.*f' % (nplaces, x)
    else:
        t = '%f' % x

    if '.' not in t:
        return '$%s$ &' % t

    left, right = t.split('.')
    return '$%s$ & $.%s$' % (left, right)