The built-in function ceil() returns smallest number that is greater than the given number
>>> x=6.67 >>> import math >>> math.ceil(x) 7 >>> x=1.13 >>> math.ceil(x) 2 >>> x=5.78 >>> math.ceil(x) 6 >>> x=-5.78 >>> math.ceil(x) -5
Note that -5 is greater than -5.78