Problem with floating point precision

[SBrunning at trisystems.co.uk]

> From: j_mckitrick at bigfoot.com [mailto:j_mckitrick at bigfoot.com]
> 
> I checked the docs, but found nothing about floating point issues.
> 
> I am working on an app that deals with currency values, and only does
> addition and subtraction (no division).  But I am starting to see
> values that should be the same failing a compare!  What is the
> workaround or correct way to compare 2 floats?  It worked fine for
> months, then suddenly starting acting odd.  I might have upgraded
> Python somewhere in between, I can't recall.

http://www.brunningonline.net/simon/blog/archives/000710.html

;-)

Cheers,
Simon B.
simon at brunningonline.net
http://www.brunningonline.net/simon/blog/ 




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