[Python-ideas] Equality of same NaN instances?

[Alexander Belopolsky]

On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 4:08 AM, Carl M. Johnson
<cmjohnson.mailinglist at gmail.com> wrote:
..
> My two cents? Follow what C does/the IEEE spec unless there's a really
> compelling reason to do something else.

One good thing about standards is that there are plenty to choose
from.  IMO, Python's "float" type is much closer to Java's "Double"
than to machine FP types standardized by IEEE 754.

If nothing else, annual reoccurrence of long threads on this topic is
a reason enough to reconsider which standard to follow.