Hi again, On 2 January 2012 06:28, Steven D'Aprano <st...@pearwood.info> wrote: >> Another answer is to use Decimal class, which CAN represent decimal values >> exactly. > > > That only applies to decimal values which can be represented using a fixed > number of decimal places. So 1/5 is fine, and is 0.2 exactly, but 1/3 is > not, since it would require an infinite number of decimal places.
It's occurred to me that I should've probably used the term "exact decimal" in my comment, so please read it as such. (The general class of decimals include 3 types of decimals: exact, recurring and non-recurring. Generally when people use the word decimal they tend to mean "exact decimals". Apologies for not being clearer.) Walter _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
