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

[Aahz Maruch]

Fredrik Lundh wrote:
> 
> 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

-1 on any proposal for a built-in money type that gets *anywhere* near
floats.
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