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title: Python Floating Point Numbers
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title: Python Floating Point Numbers
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# Python Floating Point Numbers
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Some general information about floating point numbers and how they work in Python, can be found <a href='https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/floatingpoint.html' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here</a>.
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Some general information about floating point numbers and how they work in Python, can be found <a href='https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/floatingpoint.html' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here</a>.
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Nearly all implementations of Python follow the IEEE 754 specification: Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic. More information found on the <a href='http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/754/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>IEEE site</a>.
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Nearly all implementations of Python follow the IEEE 754 specification: Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic. More information found on the <a href='http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/754/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>IEEE site</a>.
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## Float objects using floating point literals
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Float objects can be created using using <a href='https://docs.python.org/3/reference/lexical_analysis.html#floating-point-literals' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>floating point literals</a>:
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Float objects can be created using using <a href='https://docs.python.org/3/reference/lexical_analysis.html#floating-point-literals' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>floating point literals</a>:
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>>> 3.14
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>>> 3.14
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>>> 001e0010 # Same as 1e10
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>>> 001e0010 # Same as 1e10
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10000000000.0
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10000000000.0
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## Float objects using float constructors
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The <a href='https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>`float`</a> constructor is another way to create `float` objects.
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The <a href='https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>`float`</a> constructor is another way to create `float` objects.
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Creating `float` objects with floating point literals is preferred when possible:
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Creating `float` objects with floating point literals is preferred when possible:
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