Numeric data question

[Tim Lavoie]

In article <mailman.1027484434.16234.python-list at python.org>, terry wrote:
> 
> I'm a Python newby, but I have read several books, documentation, 
> and email list archives, and I have not found a direct reference 
> to how money calculations can be handled in Python.  
> Specifically, I'ld like to use a Postgres (or any database) 
> numeric data column that represents money with 'normal' Python 
> math operators.  I am *very* aware of the floating point 
> problems, and know that I must avoid even using floating point 
> for accounting applications. 
> 
> Would someone kindly either give me a short explaination or point 
> me toward an information source.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> terry 

Well, PostgreSQL does have a money type, but IIRC it's just a float with a
fixed number of decimal places. You could just use pennies as the unit and
integer math though.

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