Code reviewMediumcr-g113

Subject Floating pointLevel Mid–Senior~25 minCommon in Code quality & review interviewsIndustries Software development

Question

Review this Python loop that steps through a range by 0.1 and checks for a target.

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1def hit_target(start, stop, step, target):2    x = start3    while x <= stop:4        if x == target:5            return True6        x += step7    return False8 9# hit_target(0.0, 1.0, 0.1, 0.3)

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