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Quadratic formula solver using Python and Decimal precision for calculations
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import click | |
from decimal import Decimal, getcontext | |
@click.command() | |
@click.argument('a', type=click.FLOAT) | |
@click.argument('b', type=click.FLOAT) | |
@click.argument('c', type=click.FLOAT) | |
@click.option('--precision', '-p', type=click.INT, help='Decimal precision by number') | |
def main(a,b,c,precision): | |
"""Quadratic formula solver""" | |
if not precision: | |
precision = 3 | |
getcontext().prec = precision | |
a,b,c = Decimal(a), Decimal(b), Decimal(c) | |
try: | |
top = ((b*b) - (4*a*c)).sqrt() | |
bottom = (2*a) | |
x1 = (((-b) + top) / bottom ) | |
x2 = (((-b) - top) / bottom ) | |
except: | |
print(f"No valid solution for a={a}, b={b}, c={c}.") | |
else: | |
if x1 == x2: | |
print(f"x0={x1}") | |
else: | |
print(f"x1={x1}\tx2={x2}") | |
if __name__ == '__main__': | |
main() |
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