floating point in 2.0

[Aahz Maruch]

In article <3B1E50C9.7D2509F4 at shore.net>, Kurt B. Kaiser <kbk at shore.net> wrote:
>
>While displayhook is a good thing, IMHO Python's value as a beginner
>language is diminished by the new choice of default output format. 
>It would be interesting to know what percentage of those who use
>Python "out of the box" really would choose the "more precise" default
>output which has to be rounded off in their heads....

Quite the contrary!  The sooner people realize that floating point is
broken, the better off they are!

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