[Python-ideas] Suggestion: Extend integers to include iNaN

[Steve Barnes]

On 29/09/2018 09:56, Serhiy Storchaka wrote:
> 29.09.18 11:43, Steve Barnes пише:
>> On 29/09/2018 08:50, Serhiy Storchaka wrote:
>>> Python is dynamically typed language. What is such processing that would
>>> work with iNaN, but doesn't work with float('nan')?
>>>
>> One simplistic example would be print(int(float('nan'))) (gives a
>> ValueError) while print(int(iNaN)) should give 'nan' or maybe 'inan'.
> 
> Why do you convert to int when you need a string representation? Just 
> print(float('nan')).
> I converted to int because I needed a whole number, this was intended to 
represent some more complex process where a value is converted to a 
whole number down in the depths of the processing.

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