Question on using FP numbers in python 2

From	Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com>
Subject	Question on using FP numbers in python 2
Date	2014-02-14 22:25 -0500
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
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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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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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