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Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:26:26 +1000
Subject: Re: python 3.44 float addition bug?
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On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 10:55 AM, buck <workitharder@gmail.com> wrote:
> It used to be that the best way to compare floating point numbers while disregarding the inherent epsilon was to use `str(x) == str(y)`.

Who said that?

ChrisA