Discrepency between JPython and CPython

[Moshe Zadka]

On 30 Apr 2000, Venkatesh Prasad Ranganath wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Consider the expression str(1.14 * 200).
> In CPython it yields 228.0
> In JPython it yields 227.99999999999997
> 
> Shouldn't this result in consistent values across variuos implementation?  

No. 
Don't use floats if you expect any kind of consistency.

java-floats-are-fscked-up-any-way-ly y'rs, Z.
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