[Python-Dev] proposal: add basic money type to the standard library

and while I'm at it: I propose adding an "abstract" money base type to the standard library, to be subclassed by real money/decimal implementations. if isinstance(v, basemoney): # yay! it's money print float(money) # let's hope it's not too much The goal is not to standardize any behaviour beyond this; anything else should be provided by subtypes. More details here: http://effbot.org/ideas/money-type.htm I can produce PEP and patch if necessary. </F>