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Wed Jan 23 06:20:48 CET 2008 · https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2008-January/076408.html

On Jan 20, 2008 5:54 PM, Tim Peters <tim.peters at gmail.com> wrote:
> What would be useful is a method that generates (i.e., a generator in
> the Python sense) the (continued fraction) convergents to a rational.
> People wanting specific constraints on a rational approximation
> (including, but not limited to, the two you identified) can easily
> build them on top of such a generator.

I think that's significantly better than my two proposals. (Looking
back at the issue, I see that Mark mentioned this possibility too and
I just didn't understand him.) I'll plan on implementing that, along
with the documentation Mark suggested, unless there are objections.

Thanks!
Jeffrey

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[Python-Dev] Rational approximation methods