Re: [Python-ideas] Hexadecimal floating literals
12 Sep
2017
12 Sep
'17
9:23 a.m.
2017-09-12 3:48 GMT+02:00 Steven D'Aprano steve@pearwood.info:
k = float("0x1.2492492492492p-3") # 1/7
Why wouldn't you just write 1/7?
1/7 is irrational, so it's not easy to get the "exact value" for a 64-bit IEEE 754 double float.
I chose it because it's easy to write. Maybe math.pi is a better example :-)
math.pi.hex() '0x1.921fb54442d18p+1'
Victor