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<DIV><SPAN class=539245001-26102006>My next project is to read a doc file and do
some number editing.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=539245001-26102006>I can alter numbers in the Interactive Shell
OK:</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=539245001-26102006></SPAN><SPAN
class=539245001-26102006></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=539245001-26102006>import math<BR>print
round(7.12345,4)<BR>7.1234</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=539245001-26102006></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=539245001-26102006>from decimal
import*<BR>Decimal('7.00000').quantize(Decimal('1.000'),rounding =
decimal.ROUND_DOWN)<BR>Decimal("7.0000")</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=539245001-26102006></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=539245001-26102006>But when I go in to IDLE, I just don't seem
to be able to make this work.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=539245001-26102006></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=539245001-26102006>A typical line of code for me to read and
edit will look like:</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=539245001-26102006>G01 G91 X<U>7.12345</U> Y<U>7.0000</U>
Z-0.0086 </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=539245001-26102006>The underlines is what I need to edit, as
above.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=539245001-26102006></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=539245001-26102006>I must not understand something
fundamental.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=539245001-26102006></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=539245001-26102006></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV>Joe Cox</DIV>
<DIV>513-293-4830</DIV>
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