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Why is int() not rounding to the nearest whole number?

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Why is int() not rounding to the nearest whole number?

1 year ago
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when we write any decimal with int why the comes with small whole number
 
e.g  int (4.9)
        out 4
 
why the output doesn’t come nearest whole number
 
e.g  int (4.9)
        out 5

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365 Team 1 year ago
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Hi Alexis,
 
Thanks for reaching out!
 
The int() function returns the integer part of a real number.
If you want the nearest integer number, you can use the round() function:
 

 
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