Does Python have a long floating data type please?

[Terry Reedy]

> Does Python have a long floating data type like it does with long
> integer please?
> I am need a variable that handles a floating point number with a large
> number of decimal places (more than double by far)

Not officially, but there exists a contributed package for indefinite
precision reals.
(real.py? - I forget name)  perhaps at python.org contributions page,
perhaps on starship site.  TJR