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Rounding to the nearest eight - wallgraffiti - Jul-15-2020

Basically, I just need to round a number to the nearest eight and by my research the
round()
function cannot do that.


RE: Rounding to the nearest eight - bowlofred - Jul-15-2020

Divide by 8, round(), multiply by 8.

>>> round(3.9 / 8) * 8
0
>>> round(4.1 / 8) * 8
8



RE: Rounding to the nearest eight - wallgraffiti - Jul-15-2020

Thanks! That worked.