そのような組み込み関数はありませんが、次の (Python 3 コード) を使用して、Python で可能な限り安全に作業を行うことができます。
from fractions import Fraction
def frange(start, stop, jump, end=False, via_str=False):
"""
Equivalent of Python 3 range for decimal numbers.
Notice that, because of arithmetic errors, it is safest to
pass the arguments as strings, so they can be interpreted to exact fractions.
>>> assert Fraction('1.1') - Fraction(11, 10) == 0.0
>>> assert Fraction( 0.1 ) - Fraction(1, 10) == Fraction(1, 180143985094819840)
Parameter `via_str` can be set to True to transform inputs in strings and then to fractions.
When inputs are all non-periodic (in base 10), even if decimal, this method is safe as long
as approximation happens beyond the decimal digits that Python uses for printing.
For example, in the case of 0.1, this is the case:
>>> assert str(0.1) == '0.1'
>>> assert '%.50f' % 0.1 == '0.10000000000000000555111512312578270211815834045410'
If you are not sure whether your decimal inputs all have this property, you are better off
passing them as strings. String representations can be in integer, decimal, exponential or
even fraction notation.
>>> assert list(frange(1, 100.0, '0.1', end=True))[-1] == 100.0
>>> assert list(frange(1.0, '100', '1/10', end=True))[-1] == 100.0
>>> assert list(frange('1', '100.0', '.1', end=True))[-1] == 100.0
>>> assert list(frange('1.0', 100, '1e-1', end=True))[-1] == 100.0
>>> assert list(frange(1, 100.0, 0.1, end=True))[-1] != 100.0
>>> assert list(frange(1, 100.0, 0.1, end=True, via_str=True))[-1] == 100.0
"""
if via_str:
start = str(start)
stop = str(stop)
jump = str(jump)
start = Fraction(start)
stop = Fraction(stop)
jump = Fraction(jump)
while start < stop:
yield float(start)
start += jump
if end and start == stop:
yield(float(start))
いくつかのアサーションを実行することで、すべてを確認できます。
assert Fraction('1.1') - Fraction(11, 10) == 0.0
assert Fraction( 0.1 ) - Fraction(1, 10) == Fraction(1, 180143985094819840)
assert str(0.1) == '0.1'
assert '%.50f' % 0.1 == '0.10000000000000000555111512312578270211815834045410'
assert list(frange(1, 100.0, '0.1', end=True))[-1] == 100.0
assert list(frange(1.0, '100', '1/10', end=True))[-1] == 100.0
assert list(frange('1', '100.0', '.1', end=True))[-1] == 100.0
assert list(frange('1.0', 100, '1e-1', end=True))[-1] == 100.0
assert list(frange(1, 100.0, 0.1, end=True))[-1] != 100.0
assert list(frange(1, 100.0, 0.1, end=True, via_str=True))[-1] == 100.0
assert list(frange(2, 3, '1/6', end=True))[-1] == 3.0
assert list(frange(0, 100, '1/3', end=True))[-1] == 100.0
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