Tim Peters wrote:

1. Python's float "%" is unsuitable for argument reduction; e.g.,

 >>> -1e-14 % 360.0
360.0

`math.fmod` is suitable, because it's exact:

 >>> math.fmod(-1e-14, 360.0)
-1e-14

So why doesn't float % use math.fmod?

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Greg
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