single: ceil() (in module math)

single: trunc() (in module math)

pair: numeric; conversions

pair: C; language

Conversion fromfloating pointtointeger may round or truncate

as in C; see functions:func:`math.floor` and:func:`math.ceil` for

well-defined conversions.

Conversion from:class:`float`to:class:`int` truncates, discarding the

fractional part. See functions:func:`math.floor` and:func:`math.ceil` for

alternative conversions.

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float also accepts the strings "nan" and "inf" with an optional prefix "+"