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-rwxr-xr-x[-rw-r--r--]silx/utils/number.py6
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/silx/utils/number.py b/silx/utils/number.py
index 92e98fe..f852a39 100644..100755
--- a/silx/utils/number.py
+++ b/silx/utils/number.py
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ def is_longdouble_64bits():
def min_numerical_convertible_type(string, check_accuracy=True):
"""
- Parse the string and return the smallest numerical type to use for a safe
- conversion.
+ Parse the string and try to return the smallest numerical type to use for
+ a safe conversion. It has some known issues: precission loss.
:param str string: Representation of a float/integer with text
:param bool check_accuracy: If true, a warning is pushed on the logger
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def min_numerical_convertible_type(string, check_accuracy=True):
exponent = "0"
nb_precision_digits = int(exponent) - len(decimal) - 1
- precision = _biggest_float(10) ** nb_precision_digits * 2.5
+ precision = _biggest_float(10) ** nb_precision_digits * 1.2
previous_type = _biggest_float
for numpy_type in _float_types:
if numpy_type == _biggest_float: