Float values as dictionary key

Question

I am developing a class for the analysis of microtiter plates. The samples are described in a separate file and the entries are used for an ordered dictionary. One of the ke

Answer 1

Perhaps you want to truncate your float prior to using is as key?

Maybe like this:

a = 0.122334
round(a, 4)       #<-- use this as your key?

Your key is now:

0.1223           # still a float, but you have control over its quality

You can use it as follows:

dictionary[round(a, 4)]   

to retrieve your values