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Title: Incorrect division result
Type: behavior Stage:
Components: Versions: Python 3.4
process
Status: closed Resolution: not a bug
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: benjamin.peterson, mbrijun@gmail.com
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2015-02-08 19:13 by mbrijun@gmail.com, last changed 2022-04-11 14:58 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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msg235564 - (view) Author: Martynas Brijunas (mbrijun@gmail.com) Date: 2015-02-08 19:13
Dear Python team,

when dividing 3 by 7, I expect to get the following result:

0.428571428571428571428571428571428571428571428571428571428571...

What I am getting in the Python interpreter is this:

>>> 3 / 7
0.42857142857142855

Which in my opinion is incorrect.
msg235565 - (view) Author: Benjamin Peterson (benjamin.peterson) * (Python committer) Date: 2015-02-08 19:15
https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/floatingpoint.html
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2022-04-11 14:58:12adminsetgithub: 67601
2015-02-08 19:15:57benjamin.petersonsetstatus: open -> closed

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resolution: not a bug
2015-02-08 19:13:12mbrijun@gmail.comcreate