[issue36288] Incorrect answer when using round()

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[issue36288] Incorrect answer when using round()

Zachary Ware added the comment: Please see the documentation for `round`, it explains this: https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#round -- nosy: +zach.ware -remi.lapeyre resolution: -> not a bug stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed type: behavior ->

[issue36288] Incorrect answer when using round()

Rémi Lapeyre added the comment: Thanks for submitting a report MeeranRizvi. This is the expected behavior, according to the IEEE 754 Python round to nearest even integer. This is called the bankers' rounding and is done (I think) to limitate the propagation of errors. I suggest we close

[issue36288] Incorrect answer when using round()

New submission from MeeranRizvi : When using round() for calculation it gives the incorrect answer. For Example: round(1.5) >>2(Which is correct) But when we calculate: round(2.5) >>2(Should give 3 right?) -- components: Build messages: 337921 nosy: MeeranRizvi priority: normal