[Python-Dev] Re: Decimal data type issues (original) (raw)

Robert Brewer fumanchu at amor.org
Tue Apr 13 16:05:25 EDT 2004

[Paul Moore] #- > So, should we impose an artificial limit to the exponent? #- > #- > This is important, as there're several cases where this #- maximums are #- > checked and exceptions raised and/or the numbers get changed. #- #- I don't have a strong opinion either way (as I'll never be likely to #- hit a limit in practice) but my instinct says that you should not #- impose arbitrary limits. Are there any benefits to having a #- limit? You don't mention any in your message...

[Facundo Batista]

I don't find any benefit. But the implementation I took to finish imposed the limits, and I'm searching community agreement before extract them.

My only "strong opinion" is that, IF there are limits, they should be consumer-modifiable. Given that, I'd still prefer no limits. In plusminusspeak:

No limit: +1 Modifiable limits: +0 Concrete limits: -1

Robert Brewer MIS Amor Ministries fumanchu at amor.org

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