Rational Numbers
Thomas Ploch
Thomas.Ploch at gmx.net
Fri Jan 12 15:00:41 EST 2007
Simon Brunning schrieb:
> On 12 Jan 2007 15:55:39 GMT, Nick Maclaren <nmm1 at cus.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>> In article <mailman.2648.1168616202.32031.python-list at python.org>,
>> Carsten Haese <carsten at uniqsys.com> writes:
>> |> but there are more use
>> |> cases for Decimal than for Rational.
>>
>> That is dubious, but let's not start that one again.
>
> Decimals are good for holding financial values. There's a whole lot of
> software out there that deals with money.
>
Do not forget:
- Time
- Personal Data (like birthdays, age)
Thomas
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