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Discussion on: How-to Avoid Rounding "Errors" in Excel

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I agree, Python is amazing for dealing with numbers! While this is true for developers, we often get the requirements from the business people/product managers and they put the samples in Excel. 🤷‍♂️

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Paddy3118

Then archive their concept and deliver a solution in a less error prone programming language rather than patching up a buggy, flashy spreadsheet. We had inaccurate Covid 19 stats in the UK due to Excel errors lately, but the horrors are many, and usually buried by companies to save their embarrassment.