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diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/stdlib2.rst b/Doc/tutorial/stdlib2.rst index 4be3275..d17b031 100644 --- a/Doc/tutorial/stdlib2.rst +++ b/Doc/tutorial/stdlib2.rst @@ -359,10 +359,10 @@ results in decimal floating point and binary floating point. The difference becomes significant if the results are rounded to the nearest cent:: >>> from decimal import * - >>> Decimal('0.70') * Decimal('1.05') - Decimal("0.7350") - >>> .70 * 1.05 - 0.73499999999999999 + >>> round(Decimal('0.70') * Decimal('1.05'), 2) + Decimal('0.74') + >>> round(.70 * 1.05, 2) + 0.73 The :class:`Decimal` result keeps a trailing zero, automatically inferring four place significance from multiplicands with two place significance. Decimal |