''' Purpose: show how to get a number with desired number of significant digits after the decimal point. makes use of round() capabilities. ''' # get input and convert to decimal reply = input( "Enter number: " ) number = float( reply ) print() # compute eight versions of number number6 = round( number, 6 ) number5 = round( number, 5 ) number4 = round( number, 4 ) number3 = round( number, 3 ) number2 = round( number, 2 ) number1 = round( number, 1 ) number0 = round( number, 0 ) rounded = round( number ) # display original number and its seven variants print( 'number:', number ) print() print( 'round( number, 6 ):', number6 ) print( 'round( number, 5 ):', number5 ) print( 'round( number, 4 ):', number4 ) print( 'round( number, 3 ):', number3 ) print( 'round( number, 2 ):', number2 ) print( 'round( number, 1 ):', number1 ) print( 'round( number, 0 ):', number0 ) print() print( 'round( number ):', rounded )