decimal number python code example

Example 1: decimal in python

>>> from decimal import *
>>> getcontext().prec = 6
>>> Decimal(1) / Decimal(7)
Decimal('0.142857')
>>> getcontext().prec = 28
>>> Decimal(1) / Decimal(7)
Decimal('0.1428571428571428571428571429')

Example 2: decimal conversion python

#Example with binary number 10101100 which is 172 in denary

number = 10101100
print(int(str(number),base=2))

#Prints out the denary value so 172 in this example.