问题描述
我已经在 python shell 中输入了这个:
I've typed this into python shell:
>>> 0.1*0.1 0.010000000000000002
我预计 0.1*0.1 不是 0.01,因为我知道以 10 为底的 0.1 在以 2 为底的周期性.
I expected that 0.1*0.1 is not 0.01, because I know that 0.1 in base 10 is periodic in base 2.
>>> len(str(0.1*0.1)) 4
我预计会得到 20 个,因为我在上面看到了 20 个字符.为什么我得到 4?
I expected to get 20 as I've seen 20 characters above. Why do I get 4?
>>> str(0.1*0.1) '0.01'
好的,这就解释了为什么我 len 给我 4,但为什么 str 返回 '0.01'?
Ok, this explains why I len gives me 4, but why does str return '0.01'?
>>> repr(0.1*0.1) '0.010000000000000002'
为什么 str 圆而 repr 不圆?(我已阅读 this answer,但我想知道他们是如何决定何时 str舍入一个浮点数,当它不舍入时)
Why does str round but repr not? (I have read this answer, but I would like to know how they have decided when str rounds a float and when it doesn't)
>>> str(0.01) == str(0.0100000000001) False >>> str(0.01) == str(0.01000000000001) True
所以浮动的准确性似乎有问题.我认为 Python 会使用 IEEE 754 单精度浮点数.所以我已经这样检查了:
So it seems to be a problem with the accuracy of floats. I thought Python would use IEEE 754 single precicion floats. So I've checked it like this:
#include <stdint.h> #include <stdio.h> // printf union myUnion { uint32_t i; // unsigned integer 32-bit type (on every machine) float f; // a type you want to play with }; int main() { union myUnion testVar; testVar.f = 0.01000000000001f; printf("%f ", testVar.f); testVar.f = 0.01000000000000002f; printf("%f ", testVar.f); testVar.f = 0.01f*0.01f; printf("%f ", testVar.f); }
我明白了:
0.010000 0.010000 0.000100
Python 给了我:
Python gives me:
>>> 0.01000000000001 0.010000000000009999 >>> 0.01000000000000002 0.010000000000000019 >>> 0.01*0.01 0.0001
为什么 Python 会给我这些结果?
Why does Python give me these results?
(我使用 Python 2.6.5.如果您知道 Python 版本的差异,我也会对它们感兴趣.)
(I use Python 2.6.5. If you know of differences in the Python versions, I would also be interested in them.)
推荐答案
repr 的关键要求是它应该往返;也就是说,eval(repr(f)) == f 在所有情况下都应该给出 True.
The crucial requirement on repr is that it should round-trip; that is, eval(repr(f)) == f should give True in all cases.
在 Python 2.x(2.7 之前)中,repr 通过使用 %.17g 格式执行 printf 并丢弃尾随零来工作.IEEE-754 保证这是正确的(对于 64 位浮点数).从 2.7 和 3.1 开始,Python 使用了一种更智能的算法,可以在某些情况下找到更短的表示,其中 %.17g 给出了不必要的非零终端数字或终端九.请参阅 3.1 中有哪些新功能? 和 问题 1580.
In Python 2.x (before 2.7) repr works by doing a printf with format %.17g and discarding trailing zeroes. This is guaranteed correct (for 64-bit floats) by IEEE-754. Since 2.7 and 3.1, Python uses a more intelligent algorithm that can find shorter representations in some cases where %.17g gives unnecessary non-zero terminal digits or terminal nines. See What's new in 3.1? and issue 1580.
即使在 Python 2.7 下,repr(0.1 * 0.1) 也会给出 "0.010000000000000002".这是因为0.1 * 0.1 == 0.01在IEEE-754解析和算术下是False;也就是说,最接近 0.1 的 64 位浮点值,当与自身相乘时,会产生一个不是最接近 0.1 的 64 位浮点值的 64 位浮点值代码>0.01:
Even under Python 2.7, repr(0.1 * 0.1) gives "0.010000000000000002". This is because 0.1 * 0.1 == 0.01 is False under IEEE-754 parsing and arithmetic; that is, the nearest 64-bit floating-point value to 0.1, when multiplied by itself, yields a 64-bit floating-point value that is not the nearest 64-bit floating-point value to 0.01:
>>> 0.1.hex() '0x1.999999999999ap-4' >>> (0.1 * 0.1).hex() '0x1.47ae147ae147cp-7' >>> 0.01.hex() '0x1.47ae147ae147bp-7' ^ 1 ulp difference
repr 和 str (pre-2.7/3.1) 的区别在于 str 格式有 12 位小数,而不是 17 位,这是不可往返的,但在许多情况下会产生更具可读性的结果.
The difference between repr and str (pre-2.7/3.1) is that str formats with 12 decimal places as opposed to 17, which is non-round-trippable but produces more readable results in many cases.