Mark Dickinson wrote: > Well, random numbers is one thing. But how about the following: > >>>> n = 12345**13 >>>> n > 154662214940914131102165197707101295849230845947265625L >>>> int(n ** (1./13)) # should be 12345; okay > 12345 >>>> int((n-1) ** (1./13)) # should be 12344; oops! > 12345 Good point! Oops indeed. :-) Dan