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Author	Zero
Recipients	Zero
Date	2009-06-03.13:19:59
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Message-id	<1244035203.68.0.223995405838.issue6188@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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This is what I get while the interactive interpreter (IDLE 3.0.1) on the platform Python 3.0.1 (r301:69561, Feb 13 2009, 20:04:18) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 >>> a = -6.276479035564047 >>> b = -5.7974497499584849 >>> a b != -6.276479035564047 -5.7974497499584849 True >>> Something is wrong. The float values are the same but not evaluated as being equal. After writing an automated testing program, these sample numbers were generated and found to create erroneous symptoms in the system being automatically tested.

This is what I get while the interactive interpreter (IDLE 3.0.1) on the 
platform
Python 3.0.1 (r301:69561, Feb 13 2009, 20:04:18) [MSC v.1500 32 bit 
(Intel)] on win32

>>> a = -6.276479035564047
>>> b = -5.7974497499584849
>>> a ** b != -6.276479035564047 ** -5.7974497499584849
True
>>> 

Something is wrong. The float values are the same but not evaluated as 
being equal.
After writing an automated testing program, these sample numbers were 
generated
and found  to create erroneous symptoms in the system being 
automatically tested.

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