[Python-Dev] Re: Re: Decimal type question [Prothon]
Michael Chermside
mcherm at mcherm.com
Wed Aug 11 22:55:39 CEST 2004
> What do you think of the newer idea of using the IBM floating
> decimal for
> all numerics? Tim Peters and others pushed this on me.
[...]
> I am thinking of having all current constant formats default to the
> "Decimal" type (0, 123, 123.456, 123e3) and have a new
> constant type using
> the letter 'f' for the binary "Float" type (0f0, 123f0,
> 123.456f0, 123.f3).
+1
-- Michael Chermside
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