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

Antoine Pitrou solipsis at pitrou.net
Sun Mar 9 16:05:14 CET 2014


On Sun, 9 Mar 2014 16:02:07 +1100
Steven D'Aprano <steve at pearwood.info> wrote:
> 
> I don't think TI-89 should be the exception. I don't think it is a good 
> idea to try to make a general purpose programming language like Python 
> into a (mathematical) clone of the TI-89 calculator just to satisfy the 
> tiny minority of users who are numerically naive TI-89 users.

I'm surprised: are physical calculators (TI-89) still in use today?

Regards

Antoine.




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