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how to convert a floating point number in binary in python

Excited Earthworm answered on September 14, 2022 Popularity 6/10 Helpfulness 4/10

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how to convert a floating point number in binary in python

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def decimal_converter(dec):
    while dec > 1:
        dec /= 10
    return dec

def float_bin(num, p):
    # split() separates whole number and decimal
    # part and stores it in two separate variables
    w, d = str(num).split(".")
    
    # Convert both whole number and decimal 
    # part from string type to integer type
    whole, dec = int(w), int(d)
    
    # Convert the whole number part to it's
    # respective binary form and remove the
    # "0b" from it.
    res = bin(whole).lstrip("0b") + "."
    
    # Iterate the number of times, we want
    # the number of decimal places to be
    for i in range(p):
        # Multiply the decimal value by 2
        # and separate the whole number part
        # and decimal part
        whole, dec = str((decimal_converter(dec))*2).split(".")
        
        # Convert the decimal part
        # to integer again
        dec = int(dec)
        
        # Keep adding the integer parts
        # receive to the result variable
        res += whole
    return res
    
    
#driver code
num = float(input("Enter your number = "))
p = int(input("Enter the number of decimal places of the result = "))
print(float_bin(num, p))

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