There are several.
See github.com/robaho/fixed
As to why, read up on numerical analysis. It’s an interesting topic.
> On Apr 9, 2022, at 8:56 AM, 'Jack Li' via golang-nuts
> <golang-nuts@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hi group,
>
> 1.
> Is there a package can do exact float operations, like Decimal in Python? For
> example:
>
> x := 0.1; y := 0.2; z := x + y;
>
> z will be exact 0.3
>
> 2.
> Why literal operation is exact, variable is not?
>
> fmt.Println(0.1 + 0.2) // 0.3 exactly
>
> fmt.Println(x + y) // 0.30000000000000004
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
> func main() {
> x := 0.1
> y := 0.2
> fmt.Println("x + y :", x + y)
> fmt.Println("literal:", 0.1 + 0.2)
>
> x = 0.1
> y = 0.35
> fmt.Println("x + y :", x + y)
> fmt.Println("literal:", 0.1 + 0.35)
> }
>
> /*
> $ go build && ./main
> x + y : 0.30000000000000004
> literal: 0.3
> x + y : 0.44999999999999996
> literal: 0.45
> $
> */
>
>
> // Python:
>
> // >>> 0.1 + 0.2
> // 0.30000000000000004
>
> // >>> float(Decimal('0.1') + Decimal('0.2'))
> // 0.3
> // >>>
>
> // >>> 0.35 + 0.1
> // 0.44999999999999996
>
> // >>> float(Decimal('0.35') + Decimal('0.1'))
> // 0.45
> // >>>
>
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