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Math Division Problem? #40052
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| BPO | 919498 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @sjoerdmullender |
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closed_at = <Date 2004-03-19.14:23:05.000>
created_at = <Date 2004-03-19.13:20:25.000>
labels = ['interpreter-core', 'invalid']
title = 'Math Division Problem?'
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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue919498'
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grasp81 commented on Mar 19, 2004
Using
Python 2.3.3 (#51, Dec 18 2003, 20:22:39) [MSC
v.1200 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Mind the trailing '5'. Did I miss my University classes too
much? ;)
sjoerdmullender commented on Mar 19, 2004
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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:
Follow the link for more information:
http://www.python.org/doc/2.2.1/tut/node14.html