[Python-ideas] Python Numbers as Human Concept Decimal System

[Chris Angelico]

On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 11:32 AM, MRAB <python at mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote:
> I think it would be confusing if there were "f" for "float" and "F" for
> "fraction". How about "r" for "rationals"?

Since the string prefixes are all case insensitive, I'd be very much
surprised if f and F did different things.

> <pedantic>Python doesn't have a syntax for creating complex numbers; it
> has a syntax for creating imaginary numbers.</pedantic>

<pedantic>

>>> type(1j)
<class 'complex'>

</pedantic>

ChrisA