[Python-Dev] Re: PEP239 (Rational Numbers) Reference Implementation and new issues

Christopher A. Craig list-python@ccraig.org
07 Oct 2002 09:28:28 -0400


"Paul F Dubois" <paul@pfdubois.com> writes:

> I haven't followed the rational discussion but obviously there is no
> other long-standing and highly used notation for rationals except
> 1.0/2.0, is there?  

Kirby Urner suggested 1r2 as a way of expressing rationals, which I
rather liked, but no I don't know of a traditional notation for
rationals.

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