Hello! The Python core developers are currently working on several improvements for floats and the math module. Since you are "power users" I like to get your opinion and suggestions on several patches: http://bugs.python.org/issue1534 -- sys.float_info [done] http://bugs.python.org/issue1580 -- shorter repr of floats http://bugs.python.org/issue1635 -- platform independent representation and creation of +/-inf and nan http://bugs.python.org/issue1640 -- additional functions for the math module new: sys.maxsize, gone in 3.0: sys.maxint Christian