fractions.Fraction.limit_denominator()
fractions.Fraction.limit_denominator() is a Python method in the Fractions Module category. Finds the closest fraction whose denominator is at most max_denominator. The syntax is Fraction.limit_denominator(max_denominator=1000000). Parameters: max_denominator. Returns: Nearest Fraction. A typical example: Fraction("3.14159").limit_denominator(100) # Fraction(311, 99). A close sibling is fractions.Fraction(), which creates a rational number (fraction) with exact arithmetic. More about this category: Rational number arithmetic — Fraction, limit_denominator. Related Fractions Module entries: fractions.Fraction(). This page is part of the free Python Reference documentation covering 978+ functions, methods, and modules with examples and parameter details. You can try fractions.Fraction.limit_denominator() immediately in the Python playground, look up unfamiliar terms in the glossary, or return to the Python Reference homepage.