[Tutor] Difference between rounding off and typecasting to int

Alan Gauld alan.gauld at btinternet.com
Sat Jan 2 10:17:43 EST 2016


On 02/01/16 14:33, Ratheesh kumar wrote:
> But I can't get to understand what round() did int() cant't do 

With this kind of question its best to ask the interpreter:

>>> int(12.1)
12
>>> int(12.9)
12
>>> round(12.1)
12
>>> round(12.9)
13
>>>

Does that make it clearer?

-- 
Alan G
Author of the Learn to Program web site
http://www.alan-g.me.uk/
http://www.amazon.com/author/alan_gauld
Follow my photo-blog on Flickr at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alangauldphotos




More information about the Tutor mailing list