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Convert hex to float

August 16, 2022 by Magenaut

How to convert the following hex string to float (single precision 32-bit) in Python?

Categories Python, Q&A Tags binary, decimal, floating-point, hex, python Leave a comment

Pandas read csv file with float values results in weird rounding and decimal digits

August 15, 2022 by Magenaut

I have a csv file containing numerical values such as 1524.449677. There are always exactly 6 decimal places.

Categories Python, Q&A Tags csv, floating-point, pandas, python, rounding Leave a comment

Why does the floating-point value of 4*0.1 look nice in Python 3 but 3*0.1 doesn’t?

August 15, 2022 by Magenaut

I know that most decimals don’t have an exact floating point representation (Is floating point math broken?).

Categories Python, Q&A Tags floating-accuracy, floating-point, ieee-754, python, rounding Leave a comment

python floating number

August 15, 2022 by Magenaut

Python now uses David Gay’s algorithm for finding the shortest floating point representation that doesn’t change its value. This should help mitigate some of the confusion surrounding binary floating point numbers.

Categories Python, Q&A Tags floating-accuracy, floating-point, numerical, python Leave a comment

Convert Bytes to Floating Point Numbers?

August 14, 2022 by Magenaut

I have a binary file that I have to parse and I’m using Python. Is there a way to take 4 bytes and convert it to a single precision floating point number?

Categories Python, Q&A Tags floating-point, python Leave a comment

Add zeros to a float after the decimal point in Python

August 14, 2022 by Magenaut

I am reading in data from a file, modify it and write it to another file. The new file will be read by another program and therefore it is crucial to carry over the exact formatting

Categories Python, Q&A Tags decimal, floating-point, python Leave a comment

rounding errors in Python floor division

August 13, 2022 by Magenaut

I know rounding errors happen in floating point arithmetic but can somebody explain the reason for this one:

Categories Python, Q&A Tags floating-point, python, python-2.7, python-3.x, rounding Leave a comment

Float values as dictionary key

August 13, 2022 by Magenaut

I am developing a class for the analysis of microtiter plates. The samples are described in a separate file and the entries are used for an ordered dictionary. One of the keys is pH, which is usually given as float. e.g 6.8

Categories Python, Q&A Tags dictionary, floating-point, key, python Leave a comment

What is the range of values a float can have in Python?

August 13, 2022 by Magenaut

What are its smallest and biggest values in python?

Categories Python, Q&A Tags floating-point, python Leave a comment

Strange behaviour with floats and string conversion

August 12, 2022 by Magenaut

I’ve typed this into python shell:

Categories Python, Q&A Tags floating-point, python, python-2.x Leave a comment
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