python int to float

Question

check the attached code. why it shows lengthy output while give an integer in place of float
for example,
input: 2,456
output: 182.85000000000002
expected: 182.85
https://code.sololearn.com/cXrAUDYfAtAQ/?ref=app

Answer 1

Amal Benny, This is because of how floating point numbers are represented in almost every programming languages.

https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/floatingpoint.html

Answer 2

Use: round(your_float, 2) so it will be float with 2 digits after a dot.

Answer 3

Did you correct it? cuz i'm not seeing anything like that.

Answer 4

No, there is no change after the posting of discussion. Please try the example given in a good python interpreter.
for prefilled one check : https://ideone.com/cELp7M

Answer 5

Amal Benny By default Python don't stop at double-precision after the 2 digits.

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print("{:.2f}".format(dc_frk))

Answer 6

Then what python mean by 00002 at the last part of result. How it happens.🤔 zexu knub