[Python-Dev] Re: Decimal data type issues

Michael Chermside mcherm at mcherm.com
Thu Apr 22 11:50:18 EDT 2004


Facundo writes:
> > #-     c.using_context(input)
>
> You mean adding a method to the context, to create a Decimal
> using itself as
> context and not the one from the thread?
>
> If yes, what about c.create_decimal(number) ?
>
> And with floats? c.create_decimal_from_float(number)? Or the
> same method
> that before?

+1 on Context.create_decimal(float) and Context.create_decimal(string)
   (okay, so it's really just one method that takes two input
   types).

The name just fits my brain. The fact that it uses the context is
obvious from the fact that it's Context method.

-- Michael Chermside




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