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> Hello hello,
> 
> I'm looking for a piece of code, preferably in Python, that will do
> the following. It will accept a few data points (x,f(x)) of a function
> that converges to some finite value when x converges to infinity. I
> need the algorithm to guess what that limit is, to whatever precision
> it can.
> 
> For example, if the input is:
> 
> [
> [1,8],
> [2,7.5],
> [3,7.25],
> [4,7.125]
> ]
> 
> Then the output will be 7. Or at least something close.
> 
> Does anyone know anything like that?

I suggest any introductory calculus or math analysis text.  Perhaps even 
the one your professor assigned you for the course :-)

Look under "limits" in the table of contents.
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