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Re: Question on using FP numbers in python 2

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On 2014-02-15, Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> wrote:

> Is there something I can search for and fix in some python code that
> is giving me bogus answers that get good only when there is a valid
> digit to the left of the decimal point?

Yes.

Search for incorrectly written code and fix it.  I'd start part way
down in that one file, and then also look in that other file, but not
as far down.

At least he doesn't think he's using real numbers...

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Question on using FP numbers in python 2 Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2014-02-14 22:25 -0500
  Re: Question on using FP numbers in python 2 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-02-15 04:26 +0000
    Re: Question on using FP numbers in python 2 Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2014-02-15 00:07 -0500
      Re: Question on using FP numbers in python 2 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-02-15 15:27 +0000
        Re: Question on using FP numbers in python 2 Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2014-02-15 12:27 -0500
    Re: Question on using FP numbers in python 2 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-15 16:28 +1100
  Re: Question on using FP numbers in python 2 Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-02-15 04:35 +0000
  Re: Question on using FP numbers in python 2 Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2014-02-15 00:50 -0500
  Re: Question on using FP numbers in python 2 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-15 17:08 +1100

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