Doesn't this work?
round_by_5.py
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
import sys
def round_by_5(x= sys.argv[0]):
x = x/5.
x = round(x)
x = x*5
print(x)
return x
Ben R.
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Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 6:07 AM
To: Steven D'Aprano
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Subject: Re: Rounding to the nearest 5
On 30 Jan 2009 06:23:17 GMT
Steven D'Aprano <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:24:47 -0500, D'Arcy J.M. Cain wrote:
> > That appears to be rounding to nearest 10, not 5. Clarify your
> > requirements first.
>
> Look again. 36 => 35.
You are correct. I should have ommitted my first sentence and emphasized the
second. :-)
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