Compare floating-point calculations with tolerance.

Python: Use isclose instead of exact equality for results affected by floating-point rounding.

Python snippet.py
import math
print(math.isclose(0.1 + 0.2, 0.3, rel_tol=1e-9, abs_tol=1e-12))

Expected output EXAMPLE

True

Details

Save as snippet.py and run python3 snippet.py. Uses the Python standard library. Use isclose instead of exact equality for results affected by floating-point rounding.

✓ Verified

Tested on Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS · · Python 3.12.3 · python3 3.12.3-0ubuntu2.1

Test inputs, results and environment

The exact published code ran in a dedicated Linux test container with prepared inputs. Unprivileged snippet process, external networking disabled, read-only root filesystem, and a fresh temporary working directory. Fixtures and output records are isolated from the application database. Testing covers this example and its stated checks, not every input, operating system, or runtime version. The Linux container shares its host's kernel; this is not a native Windows test.

Architecture / host kernel
x86_64 / 6.18.54.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
Snippet identity / locale
uid=65534, gid=65534 (unprivileged) / C.UTF-8
Interpreter invocation
python3 -c <published code>
Container image ID
sha256:32dc2d998158b6554c99b73b533f423696a0f3e31e8cbea9db10b5eee9a2fadd
Code SHA-256
006e46019e85c201f6fd6fcdee992c9e04d9604dccf5b3df834d807dfa3c09f6
Dependencies
python3 3.12.3-0ubuntu2.1

Test input setup

These are the prepared inputs used by the test harness. See Details above for the prerequisites and how to run this example.

# No input files required.

Observed standard output

True

Exit code: 0. Standard error: empty. Validation: Exact stdout comparison. System-dependent values above are one recorded run.