[Python-Dev] Expert floats (original) (raw)

Dan Sugalski dan at sidhe.org
Tue Mar 30 14:44:47 EST 2004

At 2:40 PM -0500 3/30/04, Tim Peters wrote:

[Josiah Carlson] > That is, Python uses the 8-byte FP, not the (arguably worthless) 4-bit

FP. I believe all Python platforms use some flavor of 8-byte float.

Don't be too sure. I've seen the VMS version getting thumped lately--someone may well be using X floats there. (which are 16 byte floats)

                                     Dan

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