[Python-Dev] Mixing float and Decimal -- thread reboot
Raymond Hettinger
raymond.hettinger at gmail.com
Mon Mar 22 19:34:51 CET 2010
On Mar 22, 2010, at 11:26 AM, Mark Dickinson wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 5:56 PM, Raymond Hettinger
> <raymond.hettinger at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Mar 22, 2010, at 10:00 AM, Guido van Rossum wrote:
>>
>> Decimal + float --> Decimal
>>
>> If everybody associated with the Decimal implementation wants this I
>> won't stop you; as I repeatedly said my intuition about this one (as
>> opposed to the other two above) is very weak.
>>
>> That's my vote.
>> I believe Nick chimed-in in agreement.
>> Mark, do you concur?
>
> Yes; Decimal + float -> Decimal works for me; the greater flexibility
> of the Decimal type is the main plus for me.
> On Mar 22, 2010, at 11:22 AM, Alexander Belopolsky wrote:
>
>> I've been lurking on this thread so far, but let me add my +1 to this
>> option.
On Mar 22, 2010, at 11:24 AM, Guido van Rossum wrote:
>>
>
> Thanks, "better" is a great way to express this.
OMG ;-)
It looks like there is a consensus on: Decimal + float --> Decimal
We have progress.
Raymond
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