Decimal arithmatic, was Re: Python GUI app to impress the boss?

Tue Oct 1 05:24:48 EDT 2002

Paul Rubin wrote:

>How about just adding a small amount before rounding at the end?
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>>>>(.70 * .05) + .000000001
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>rounds to the right thing.
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Nope.  It helps in some cases but introduces errors in other cases 
(e.g., negative numbers).

--jb

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