[Tutor] Re: recursion sort of

[Alan Gauld]

From: "David Broadwell" <dbroadwell@mindspring.com>
> > n1=int(n1*2*w1)    #what is this 'int' thing?
> int() = integer()

Which is to say that it converts the floating point 
(or Real Number) result into an Integer result.

If you want more control you can 'import math' and use
math.floor() and math.ceil() to round up or down in 
the direction you prefer.

Alan G
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