[Python-Dev] Re: Decimal type question [Prothon]
Andrew P. Lentvorski, Jr.
bsder at mail.allcaps.org
Mon Aug 9 21:34:31 CEST 2004
On Aug 9, 2004, at 11:31 AM, Paul Moore wrote:
> I think that having 2 different fractional types distinguished by
> something as subtle as the presence of an exponent (something no other
> language does to my knowledge) is an extremely bad idea.
Doesn't Common Lisp use 1.0e+10 to signify singles and 1.0d+10 to
signify doubles?
That doesn't make it a good idea, but there is precedent.
-a
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