def format_timestamp(seconds: float, always_include_hours: bool = False, decimal_marker: str = "."):
    if seconds is not None:
        milliseconds = round(seconds * 1000.0)

        hours = milliseconds // 3_600_000
        milliseconds -= hours * 3_600_000

        minutes = milliseconds // 60_000
        milliseconds -= minutes * 60_000

        seconds = milliseconds // 1_000
        milliseconds -= seconds * 1_000

        hours_marker = f"{hours:02d}:" if always_include_hours or hours > 0 else ""
        return f"{hours_marker}{minutes:02d}:{seconds:02d}{decimal_marker}{milliseconds:03d}"
    else:
        # we have a malformed timestamp so just return it as is
        return seconds