[Python-Dev] Re: PEP239 (Rational Numbers) Reference Implementation and new issues (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido@python.org
Fri, 04 Oct 2002 08:54:20 -0400

If Guido was adding complex numbers today instead of long ago, I wonder if he would allow a special notation for them, or just suggest a constructor.

At the time I believe there was heavy pressure from the Numeric crowd to allow a special notation. I'm not so sure if I should have given in though.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)