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From: Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com>
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Subject: Question on using FP numbers in python 2
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 22:25:59 -0500
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Greetings;

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?

Cheers, Gene
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