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Title: Math Division Problem?
Type: Stage:
Components: Interpreter Core Versions: Python 2.3
process
Status: closed Resolution: not a bug
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: grasp81, sjoerd
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2004-03-19 13:20 by grasp81, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (2)
msg20270 - (view) Author: GrASP (grasp81) Date: 2004-03-19 13:20 
Using
Python 2.3.3 (#51, Dec 18 2003, 20:22:39) [MSC 
v.1200 32 bit (Intel)] on win32

A mere real division resulted in this:
>>> 7.0/3
2.3333333333333335

Mind the trailing '5'. Did I miss my University classes too 
much? ;)

Amazingly,
>>> 4.0/3
1.3333333333333333
- works OK.
msg20271 - (view) Author: Sjoerd Mullender (sjoerd) * (Python committer) Date: 2004-03-19 14:23 
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user_id=43607

This is not a bug.

Binary floating point cannot represent decimal fractions exactly,
so some rounding always occurs (even in Python 1.5.2).

What changed is that Python 2.0 shows more precision than before
in certain circumstances (repr() and the interactive prompt). 

You can use str() or print to get the old, rounded output: 

>>> print 0.1+0.1
0.2
>>>

Follow the link for more information:

http://www.python.org/doc/2.2.1/tut/node14.html
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2022-04-11 14:56:03adminsetgithub: 40052
2004-03-19 13:20:25grasp81create