[Numpy-discussion] Re: numpy, overflow, inf, ieee, and rich , comparison

[Konrad Hinsen]

"Rainer Deyke" <root at rainerdeyke.com> writes:

> Floating points should not be part of the core language.  The correct way to
> implement floating points is in terms of integers, preferable within the
> language (as opposed to a C extension).

If you don't like floating point numbers, you are free not to use
them. Many of us do need them, know how to deal with them, and need
them in a usable form, i.e. with decent performance and accessible
from C modules, which implies using the binary format provided by the
CPU. Your proposal is completely unrealistic.
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