math module broken?

[Peter Otten]

Roel Schroeven wrote:

> When the numbers get larger, floats start losing precision. If you
> restrict the numbers to the range [0, 360[ before conversion to radians
> (and hence to degrees), that problem doesn't exist.

>>> (360**100 +0.0) % 360
184.0

Rule of thumb: floats are always inaccurate. % may only help when you are
dealing with large integers denoting an angle in degrees - an unlikely
scenario methinks.

Peter