> if you want accuracy and are willing to sacrifice the total range of > numbers that Python's IEEE754 double-precision floats give you, then > use the decimal.Decimal class instead -- better precision, smaller > range. > > however, if you wish to stick with floats, use the string format > operator and tell it you want 17 places after the decimal point: > >>>> x=7./13 >>>> x > 0.53846153846153844 >>>> str(x) > '0.538461538462' >>>> '%.17f' % x > '0.53846153846153844' > > hope this helps!
This did the trick! thanks, Andre > -- wesley > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > "Core Python Programming", Prentice Hall, (c)2007,2001 > http://corepython.com > > wesley.j.chun :: wescpy-at-gmail.com > python training and technical consulting > cyberweb.consulting : silicon valley, ca > http://cyberwebconsulting.com _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
