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From: Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz>
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Subject: Re: python 3.44 float addition bug?
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:30:41 +1200
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buck wrote:
> What's the recommended way to do this now?
> 
>>>>format(.01 + .01 + .01 + .01 + .01 + .01, 'g') == format(.06, 'g')

There's no recommended way. What you're asking for can't be
done. Whatever trick you come up with, there will be cases
where it doesn't work.

Why do you think you want to compare floats for equality?
The best thing to do will depend on the answer to that.

-- 
Greg