[Python-Dev] Decimal.py in sandbox
Batista, Facundo
FBatista at uniFON.com.ar
Wed Oct 29 04:03:21 EST 2003
Aahz wrote:
#- > >>> myDecimal = Decimal(5)
#- > >>> myfloat = 3.0
#- > >>> mywhat = myDecimal + myfloat
#- > >>> isinstance(mywhat, float)
#- > True
#-
#- Absolutely not. No way, no how, no time. -1000
:)
#- are inexactly represented in Python. My opinion is that conversion
#- between float and Decimal should always be explicit (and my
#- recollection
#- is that Tim Peters agrees).
I'm not decided for any option. I just want (it will be nice) the group to
decant either way. There's some controversial about this.
Anyway, I'll explicit the options in the pre-PEP, and we all will take a
side, :)
. Facundo
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