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Asked: 2026-06-07T00:15:07+00:00

With Python’s fractions module I can do something like: >>> from fractions import Fraction

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With Python’s fractions module I can do something like:

>>> from fractions import Fraction
>>> import math
>>> target_number = str( 10 / math.pi )
>>> Fraction( target_number )
Fraction(39788735773, 12500000000)

But what should I do if I want a fraction in sixteenths? That is, Fraction(51, 16). Using limit_denominator(16) only makes the maximum denominator 16:

>>> Fraction( target_number ).limit_denominator(16)
Fraction(35, 11)

Is there a straightforward way to do this with the fractions module?

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  1. Editorial Team

    It’s straightforward to calculate the numerator you need without the fractions module — it’s just the nearest integer to 16*target_number — and if you want a Fraction then you can (and should) just say (without stringifying your target number, of course):

    Fraction(int(round(16*target_number)),16)

    (It looks, empirically, as if omitting the int() doesn’t stop it working, but according to the docs you’re supposed to pass rational numbers in.)

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