''' Purpose: reminder that Python arithmetic manipulates values with finite precision
'''

print()

print( 'Some ramifications of Python only keeping track of about 12 significant digits' )
print( 'for a decimal value is \n' )

n1 = 1000000000000.0 + 0.00001

n2 = 1000000000000.0 + 0.00001 - 1000000000000.0

print( 'In Python 1000000000000.0 + 0.00001 is:', n1 )

print()

print( 'In Python 1000000000000.0 + 0.00001 - 1000000000000.0 is:', n2 )

print()