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diff --git a/Doc/library/unittest.rst b/Doc/library/unittest.rst index 3f4a6ac..792a98e 100644 --- a/Doc/library/unittest.rst +++ b/Doc/library/unittest.rst @@ -595,7 +595,8 @@ failures. TestCase.failUnlessAlmostEqual(first, second[, places[, msg]]) Test that *first* and *second* are approximately equal by computing the - difference, rounding to the given number of *places*, and comparing to zero. + difference, rounding to the given number of decimal *places* (default 7), + and comparing to zero. Note that comparing a given number of decimal places is not the same as comparing a given number of significant digits. If the values do not compare equal, the test will fail with the explanation given by *msg*, or :const:`None`. @@ -605,7 +606,8 @@ failures. TestCase.failIfAlmostEqual(first, second[, places[, msg]]) Test that *first* and *second* are not approximately equal by computing the - difference, rounding to the given number of *places*, and comparing to zero. + difference, rounding to the given number of decimal *places* (default 7), + and comparing to zero. Note that comparing a given number of decimal places is not the same as comparing a given number of significant digits. If the values do not compare equal, the test will fail with the explanation given by *msg*, or :const:`None`. |