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Determine the nearest perfect cube within the range from 0 to n.
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near_perfect_cube.py
def near_cube(num):
for i in range(num,0,-1):
if (i**(1.0/3))%1==0: # if perfect cube
break
return i
print(near_cube(730))
print(near_cube(729))
print(near_cube(29))
print(near_cube(27))
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