Python -- floating point arithmetic

[Aahz]

In article <mailman.426.1278606698.1673.python-list at python.org>,
Chris Rebert  <clp2 at rebertia.com> wrote:
>On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 8:52 AM, Giacomo Boffi <giacomo.boffi at polimi.it> wrote:
>> "Zooko O'Whielacronx" <zooko at zooko.com> writes:
>>>
>>> I'm starting to think that one should use Decimals by default and
>>> reserve floats for special cases.
>>
>> would you kindly lend me your Decimals ruler? i need to measure the
>> sides of the triangle whose area i have to compute
>
>If your ruler doesn't have a [second] set of marks for centimeters and
>millimeters, that's really one cheap/cruddy ruler you're using.

Unless I'm badly mistaken, Giacomo was making a funny about Greek
geometers.
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