Update of /cvsroot/python/python/nondist/peps In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv27661 Modified Files: pep-0754.txt Log Message: applied patch from Gregory Warnes Index: pep-0754.txt =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/nondist/peps/pep-0754.txt,v retrieving revision 1.5 retrieving revision 1.6 diff -u -d -r1.5 -r1.6 --- pep-0754.txt 11 Dec 2004 18:34:25 -0000 1.5 +++ pep-0754.txt 24 Feb 2005 21:20:14 -0000 1.6 @@ -158,10 +158,12 @@ which is written in pure Python by taking advantage of the "struct" standard module to directly set or test for the bit patterns that define IEEE 754 special values. Care has been taken to generate -proper results on both big-endian and little-endian machines. +proper results on both big-endian and little-endian machines. The +current implementation is pure Python, but some efficiency could be +gained by translating the core routines into C. -The current implementation is pure Python, but some efficiency could -be gained by translating the core routines into C. +Patch 1151323 "New fpconst module" [2]_ on SourceForge adds the +fpconst module to the Python standard library. References @@ -171,7 +173,10 @@ reference material on the IEEE 754 floating point standard. .. [1] Further information on the reference package is available at - http://research.warnes.net/projects/rzope/fpconst/ + http://research.warnes.net/projects/rzope/fpconst/ + +.. [2] http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=1151323&group_id=5470&atid=305470 + Copyright