[Tutor] float_info

[Kent Johnson]

This is probably of interest to Dick Moores at least...
 From What's New in Python 2.6
http://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/2.6.html

[Note: A release date has not been set for Python 2.6]

A new variable in the sys module, float_info, is an object containing 
information about the platform’s floating-point support derived from the 
float.h file. Attributes of this object include mant_dig (number of 
digits in the mantissa), epsilon (smallest difference between 1.0 and 
the next largest value representable), and several others. (Contributed 
by Christian Heimes.)


Kent