[Python-bugs-list] Inaccuracy of <= to two or more decimal places (PR#351)

[ashar@vpharm.com]

Full_Name: Raj Ashar
Version: 1.5.2
OS: Windows NT 4.0
Submission from: fringe.vpharm.com (208.48.225.2)


Hello. K. Sandretto and I believe we found the "<=" operator functions 
like a "<" when incrementing loop variables with numbers smaller than 0.1.

For example:
LoopVariable = 0
Increment = 0.05

while LoopVariable <= 1:
      print LoopVariable 
      LoopVariable = LoopVariable + Increment

prints out 0.95 as the highest value, as the "<" operator would, 
rather than printing out 1.0 as well.

When only the Increment was changed to 0.1 in this loop, 
the value 1.0 did get printed onscreen. Using the value 0.125 
also printed out 1.0, but neither 0.025 nor 0.01 allowed 1.0 to appear
onscreen.

We have been able to also reproduce this result in Python 1.5 on an SGI 
running IRIX 6.4, and we appreciate any ideas on this matter.


Raj