Python float - str - float weirdness

Question

>>> float(str(0.65000000000000002))

0.65000000000000002

>>> float(str(0.47000000000000003))

0.46999999999999997     ???

What is going on here? How do I convert 0.47000000000000003 to string and the resultant value back to float?

I am using Python 2.5.4 on Windows.