Preston Landers schrieb:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2008.02.13 15:13:20 -0800:
>> Not a bug. All languages implementing floating point numbers have the
>> same issue. Some just decide to hide it from you. Please read
>> http://docs.python.org/tut/node16.html and particularly
>> http://docs.python.org/tut/node16.html#SECTION0016100000000000000000
>>
>
>
> This is true. Fortunately Python does provide a module which allows
> you to work with exact floating point quantities.
That's a misconception. The decimal-module has a different base (10
instead of 2), and higher precision. But that doesn't change the fact
that it will expose the same rounding-errors as floats do - just for
different numbers.
>>> import decimal as d
>>> d = d.Decimal
>>> d("1") / d("3") * d("3")
Decimal("0.9999999999999999999999999999")
>>>
The advantage is that the rounding errors are the ones expected in
monetary caluclations, which means that you can write correct programs
for such purposes.
Diez
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