[Python-ideas] collections.Counter should implement __mul__, __rmul__

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 05:22:54AM +0000, Steve Barnes wrote:

> Wouldn't it make sense to have the current counter behaviour, (negative 
> counts not allowed), and also a counter that did allow negative values 
> (my bank doesn't seem to have a problem with my balance being able to go 
> below negative)

I wish my bank was as understanding, they keep telling me I'm 
overdrawn...

*wink*

> and possibly at the same time a counter class that 
> allowed fractional counts?

I understand the idea of counting in fractions (1/3, 2/3, 1, 1+1/3, ...) 
but I don't understand what fractional frequencies would mean.

What's your use-case for fractional frequencies?




-- 
Steve