Bugs item #1729280, was opened at 2007-05-31 20:08 Message generated for change (Comment added) made by nnorwitz You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1729280&group_id=5470
Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: Documentation Group: None >Status: Closed >Resolution: Invalid Priority: 5 Private: No Submitted By: accdak (accdak) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: Error in example Initial Comment: On http://docs.python.org/tut/node5.html the example: There is full support for floating point; operators with mixed type operands convert the integer operand to floating point: >>> 3 * 3.75 / 1.5 7.5 is incorrect. The resulting value is 5.5 not 7.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Comment By: Neal Norwitz (nnorwitz) Date: 2007-05-31 22:35 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=33168 Originator: NO Perhaps you misread the star (*) as a plus (+)? >>> 3 * 3.75 / 1.5 7.5 >>> 3 + 3.75 / 1.5 5.5 For multiplication (*), 7.5 is correct. For addition (+), 5.5 is correct. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1729280&group_id=5470 _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
