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def decimal_to_fraction(decimal: int | float | str) -> tuple[int, int]: | ||
""" | ||
Return a decimal number in its simplest fraction form | ||
>>> decimal_to_fraction(2) | ||
(2, 1) | ||
>>> decimal_to_fraction(89.) | ||
(89, 1) | ||
>>> decimal_to_fraction("67") | ||
(67, 1) | ||
>>> decimal_to_fraction("45.0") | ||
(45, 1) | ||
>>> decimal_to_fraction(1.5) | ||
(3, 2) | ||
>>> decimal_to_fraction("6.25") | ||
(25, 4) | ||
>>> decimal_to_fraction("78td") | ||
Traceback (most recent call last): | ||
ValueError: Please enter a valid number | ||
""" | ||
try: | ||
decimal = float(decimal) | ||
except ValueError: | ||
raise ValueError("Please enter a valid number") | ||
fractional_part = decimal - int(decimal) | ||
if fractional_part == 0: | ||
return int(decimal), 1 | ||
else: | ||
number_of_frac_digits = len(str(decimal).split(".")[1]) | ||
numerator = int(decimal * (10**number_of_frac_digits)) | ||
denominator = 10**number_of_frac_digits | ||
divisor, dividend = denominator, numerator | ||
while True: | ||
remainder = dividend % divisor | ||
if remainder == 0: | ||
break | ||
dividend, divisor = divisor, remainder | ||
numerator, denominator = numerator / divisor, denominator / divisor | ||
return int(numerator), int(denominator) | ||
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if __name__ == "__main__": | ||
print(f"{decimal_to_fraction(2) = }") | ||
print(f"{decimal_to_fraction(89.0) = }") | ||
print(f"{decimal_to_fraction('67') = }") | ||
print(f"{decimal_to_fraction('45.0') = }") | ||
print(f"{decimal_to_fraction(1.5) = }") | ||
print(f"{decimal_to_fraction('6.25') = }") | ||
print(f"{decimal_to_fraction('78td') = }") |