On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 8:20 PM, col speed <ajarnco...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've written a "division" function that gives more decimal places than the > one already in python. What my poor old brain can't work out is how to find > a "recurring cycle" which isn't disastrously complicated (as the cycle > doesn't always include the first decimal places and the length is unknown). I would look for repetition in the remainder (the dividend) at each step. Perhaps keep a dict which maps dividend to position, then when you get a repeat you can figure out how long the cycle is. Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
