[issue5118] '%.2f' % 2.545 doesn't round correctly
Mark Dickinson
report at bugs.python.org
Sat Jan 31 17:05:48 CET 2009
Mark Dickinson <dickinsm at gmail.com> added the comment:
> result is 2.55 and not 2.54. If python doesn't deliver "2.55" as the
> result of it's rounding algorithm then it's doing it wrong. And if
Sorry, but that's just not true. I suggest that you (a) read the
section on floating-point[1] in the Python tutorial, and/or (b) ask
about this on comp.lang.python if you feel inclined---there are plenty
of people there who would be glad to explain what's going on here.
[1] http://docs.python.org/tutorial/floatingpoint.html
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