round probleme under python 2.0

[Kalle Svensson]

Sez William Famy:
> I have a problem with python 2.0 under gnu linux debian/sid.
> round seem not working well. any idea to solve the problem?

It works.  The only thing changed is how it's printed.  Floats are now by
default repr'd more exactly.  Search googlegroups for floating point, and
you'll see that you're not the first one to discover this.

Also:
http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/moinmoin/FrequentlyAskedQuestions#line24

> _________________
> Under Python 2.0
> 
> >>> b
> 2.8465416541454847
> >>> [v,b]
> [31.665164691616152, 2.8465416541454847]
> >>> [round(v,2),round(b,2)]
> [31.670000000000002, 2.8500000000000001]
> >>> round(v,2)
> 31.670000000000002

These are correct.  Try
>>> print round(v, 2)
or
>>> str(round(v, 2))

Peace,
  Kalle
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