round() function in python
The round() built-in function has a syntax of round (flt,ndig=0). It normally rounds a floating point number to the nearest integral number and returns that result (still) as a float. When the optional third ndig option is given, round() will round the argument to the specific number of decimal places.
>>> round(3) 3.0 >>> round(3.45) 3.0 >>> round(3.4999999) 3.0 >>> round(3.499999,1) 3.5 >>> round(-3.5) -4.0 >>> round(-3.4) -3.0 >>> round(-3.49) -3.0 >>> round(-3.49,1) -3.5
Note that the rounding performed by round() moves away from zero on the number line, i.e., round(.5) goes to 1 and round(-.5) goes to -1. Also, with functions like int(), round(), and math.floor(), all may seem like they are doing the same thing; it is possible to get them all confused. Here is how you can differentiate among these:
int() chops off the decimal point and everything after (a.k.a. truncation).
floor() rounds you to the next smaller integer, i.e., the next integer moving in a negative direction (towards the left on the number line).
round() (rounded zero digits) rounds you to the nearest integer period.
