Code RoomFloating-point equality in loop

MediumPrep Room Coding #1749

Floating-point equality in loop

Code reviewCode quality & reviewMid–Senior~25 min

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 = start

3 while x <= stop:

4 if x == target:

5 return True

6 x += step

7 return False

8

9# hit_target(0.0, 1.0, 0.1, 0.3)

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