Re: [Tutor] Floats and rounding down

2007-01-06 Thread Kent Johnson
Alan Gauld wrote: > "Toon Pieton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > >> Something like temp = '$' + str(round(x,2)) will make x = $1.537 >> read as >> $1.54. That's perfect. However, when x = 1.3, or x = 5.0, it will >> display >> just that: $1.3 or $5. I don't like that - I wan't 1.30 and 5.00, >> be

Re: [Tutor] Floats and rounding down

2007-01-06 Thread Alan Gauld
"Toon Pieton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > Something like temp = '$' + str(round(x,2)) will make x = $1.537 > read as > $1.54. That's perfect. However, when x = 1.3, or x = 5.0, it will > display > just that: $1.3 or $5. I don't like that - I wan't 1.30 and 5.00, > because > that looks much mor

[Tutor] Floats and rounding down

2007-01-06 Thread Toon Pieton
Hey all! A very simple question. I'm writing a simple program which does some calculations with money. I use floats for that, and yes, I know that floats arent as perfect as decimals, but its doesnt have to be a perfect program. I have, however, run into a "visual" problem. Something like temp