Format a duration in Python
Python interview exercise on Practical, difficulty 1 of 3. Solve it in the editor beside a worked example; the tests run the moment you do.
Write format_duration(total_seconds) as "M:SS", or "H:MM:SS" once there is at least an hour. Everything after the leading unit is zero-padded to two digits.
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