[issue38703] should we expect round(0.95, 1) to be 1.0, instead of 0.9?

[Steven D'Aprano]

Steven D'Aprano <steve+python at pearwood.info> added the comment:

Possibly even easier than using Decimal:

py> '%.17f' % 0.95
'0.94999999999999996'

BTW, this is a FAQ:

https://docs.python.org/3/faq/design.html#why-are-floating-point-calculations-so-inaccurate

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