#! /usr/bin/env python import sys from typing import Final n = float(sys.argv[1]) EPSILON: Final[float] = sys.float_info.epsilon x = n # !$x_0 = n$! while abs(x - (q := n / x)) > (EPSILON * x): # !$\left|\frac{x^2-n}{x^2}\right| > \varepsilon $! x = (x + q) / 2.0 # !$x_{i+1} = \frac{1}{2}(x_i + \frac{n}{x_i})$! print(f"sqrt({n}) ~ {x}")