[Python-Dev] Money module

Aahz aahz at pythoncraft.com
Sat Jul 2 14:53:32 CEST 2005


On Sat, Jul 02, 2005, Facundo Batista wrote:
> On 7/1/05, Raymond Hettinger <python at rcn.com> wrote:
>> 
>> * Time value of money computations are typically dimensionless (not
>> sensitive to currency type or formatting) and they often have algorithm
>> specific rounding needs (round at the end of compounding period or each
>> year or only at the end).
> 
> We think that it'd nice to have TVM functions inside a money module,
> so if you want to do some math abouth this you just import the module
> and use it.
> 
> It's not so much related to Currency data type, it's just that we
> think that this module is the right place to put those functions.
> Don't think that these generic functions use in some way the Currency
> data type of its Context.

Sounds like a better way to go is a Money package (or perhaps a Financial
package) and just create the Currency module within it for now.  Anyway,
given that this isn't going to be a real PEP any time soon, please
restrict the discussion to comp.lang.python.  Thanks for your help
keeping python-dev clutter-free.  ;-)
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