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Happy 1/2 Tau Day! Here's a 1/2 tau generator for those of you who enjoy such things.
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halftau.py
n = 9001
total = 0.0
for k in range(1, n+1):
total += (-1.0)**(k+1.0)/(2.0*k-1.0)
print "Using {0} terms of the series:".format(n)
print "Half-tau (a.k.a. pi) ≈ {0}".format(total * 4)
print "Tau ≈ {0}".format(total * 8)
print "Happy 1/2 Tau Day! Visit halftauday.com!"
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