On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 2:36 PM, Guido van Rossum <gu...@python.org> wrote: .. > But that's exactly what we don't *want* you to do! Because (unless you > are a numerical wizard) you probably aren't doing the error analysis > needed to avoid the "unexpected extra point" problem due to floating > point inaccuracies. For your own good, we want you to state the count > and let us deliver the number of points you want.
But the likely result will be that a non-wizard will find that range() does not work with floats, reach for some_name_here(), find the absence of step option, curse the developers, write count=int((stop-start)/step) and leave this with a nagging thought that (s)he forgot +/-1 somewhere. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
