[Python-Dev] calculator module
Michael Hudson
mwh at python.net
Wed Mar 10 13:33:20 EST 2004
Gareth McCaughan <gmccaughan at synaptics-uk.com> writes:
> Further, I'd argue that since Decimal can work with numbers of
> arbitrary precision, an implementation of (say) exp that works on
> Decimals ought to work with something like full precision, unless
> it's *only* intended for casual use. Writing implementations of all
> these things would be a considerable amount of work.
Have you played with Jurgen Bos' real.py? I'm not sure it's useful,
but I think you'll like it :-)
Cheers,
mwh
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