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Python uses banker’s rounding but not rounding away from zero. This function is a way to round a number away from zero (including negative numbers).
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round_up.py
def round_up(x):
'''
Helper function to round away from zero
'''
from math import copysign
return int(x + copysign(0.5, x))
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