Python math is off by .000000000000045

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:26:26 +0100, Christian Heimes wrote:

> Python uses the platforms double precision float datatype. Floats are
> almost never exact.

Well, that's not quite true. Python floats are always exact. They just 
may not be exactly what you want :)

Pedantic-but-unhelpful-as-always-ly y'rs,


-- 
Steven