I found a problem with Python

[Lahearle]

Ah, pick another letter, not e for Euler's number!

Is this what you expect?

mylist = [27, 84, 110, 133]
e = 0
for num in mylist:
    e = e + num**5
    print('e is', e)
    print('e**0.2 is', e**0.2)
    Z = e**0.2
    print('Z is', Z)
    if Z == e**0.2:
        print('e**0.2 and Z are the same!')

Output:
e is 14348907
e**0.2 is 27.000000000000004
Z is 27.000000000000004
e**0.2 and Z are the same!
e is 4196468331
e**0.2 is 84.05756207758672
Z is 84.05756207758672
e**0.2 and Z are the same!
e is 20301568331
e**0.2 is 115.2141759184629
Z is 115.2141759184629
e**0.2 and Z are the same!
e is 61917364224
e**0.2 is 144.00000000000003
Z is 144.00000000000003
e**0.2 and Z are the same!

It would appear you are correct, it seems to be a problem with the table syntax? maybe tables work better than just A + B + C + D?

[deanhystad]

The difference is Pedroski55 is not calling int() after using the addition or exponentiation operators. int(float) throws away the fractional part of the float and returns the remaining value as an int object. int(1.2) == 1. int(-1.2) == -1.

Using a list only changed the structure of the code, not the results.

[Pedroski55]

Not long ago, I had to make a ppt on "The History of Euler's Number" Now, any time I see e, I immediately think of Euler's, admittedly cool, e!

I didn't stop to think you were just using e as a variable name!