added reference to float.as_integer_ratio

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Daniel Knüttel 2018-10-25 13:49:36 +02:00
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#!/usr/bin/python3 #!/usr/bin/python3
import math import math
import cmath
def bailey_borwein_plouffe_pi(n): def bailey_borwein_plouffe_pi(n):
""" """
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# Because ``a/b`` **cannot** return the same object as ``math.pi``, # Because ``a/b`` **cannot** return the same object as ``math.pi``,
# the latter was created when the module ``math`` was initialized, # the latter was created when the module ``math`` was initialized,
# this will **always** evaluate to False. # this will **always** evaluate to False.
# As it turns out there is also the ``float.as_integer_ratio``.
# Now I kind of assume that this exercise aims torward this crap.
# You can use this method to construct two integers that are a
# fractional representation of the float.
#
# I doubt very much that there is a use case for this crap.
# There is the built-in module ``decimal`` that provides
# a proper way of dealing with floating point arithmetics,
# rounding and precision.
a,b = math.pi.as_integer_ratio()
assert a/b == math.pi