Python Math: Get the local and default precision

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42. Local and Default Decimal Precision

Write a Python program to get the local and default precision.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

import decimal
with decimal.localcontext() as context:
    context.prec = 2
    print('Local precision:', context.prec)
    print('22/7 =', (decimal.Decimal('22') / 7))

print()
print('Default precision:', decimal.getcontext().prec)
print('22 /7 =', (decimal.Decimal('22') / 7))

Sample Output:

Local precision: 2                                                                                            
22/7 = 3.1                                                                                                    
                                                                                                              
Default precision: 28                                                                                         
22 /7 = 3.142857142857142857142857143

Flowchart:

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a Python program to print the local decimal context precision and the default precision from the decimal module.
• Write a Python function that changes the local Decimal context precision, prints the new context, then resets it to the default.
• Write a Python script to compare the output of a division operation under the local and default decimal precisions.
• Write a Python program to display both local and global precision settings for the decimal module and show an arithmetic operation performed under each setting.

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