newbie seeks inaccurate arithmetic insight

[David LeBlanc]

In article <0v2H6.791$KM6.666348554 at twister2.starband.net>, 
StanleyKrute at starband.net says...
> Hi
> 
> I just started on the Python learning path.
> 
> I tried some calculator stuff, and got this
> sort of result:
> 
>      http://static.userland.com/images/stanleydaily/pythonarithmetic.gif
> 
> I searched the Tutorial at http://www.python.org/doc/current/tut/tut.html
> and the Reference manual at http://www.python.org/doc/current/ref/ref.html
> for some discussion of why simple decimal arithmetic
> gives these sorts of inaccurate results. But I couldn't find anything.
> 
> Can someone provide one or more URLs that
> discuss the topic ??
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Stan
> 
> 
> 
<tongue_in_cheek>
Inacurate arithmetic isn't hard at all: just add (or subtract or multiply 
or divide) an additional number of your choice!
</tongue_in_cheek>

Who WAS that masked man!