monetary applications [was: Python GUI app to impress the boss?]

[Oren Tirosh]

On Tue, Sep 17, 2002 at 09:40:34PM -0400, terry wrote:
> As long as Python refuses to admit that money is the focus of most of 
> the world's software, Python will be relagated to the same status as 
> FORTRAN, BASIC, and etc - except COBOL and VB.
> 
> Is there any way to get the Python world to allow for the processing of 
> monetary applications without some hokey 60's constructs that involve 
> in-line conversions or anticipations of calculation characteristics?

I don't understand what exactly you are complaining about but is sounds
interesting - can you elaborate?

	Oren