[Python-ideas] Add the imath module

[Chris Barker]

On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 11:05 AM, Steven D'Aprano <steve at pearwood.info>
wrote:

> I'm not sure that we need a specific module for integer-valued maths. I
> think a more important change would be to allow math functions to be
> written in Python, not just C:
>
> - move the current math library to a private _math library;
>
> - add math.py, which calls "from _math import *".
>

FWIW, Guido rejected that idea when we added math.isclose() -- Victor had
even written it up already.

Not that people never change their mind...

-CHB

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