[Python-Dev] Decimal <-> float comparisons in py3k. (original) (raw)

Greg Ewing greg.ewing at canterbury.ac.nz
Thu Mar 18 00:49:24 CET 2010


Steven D'Aprano wrote:

More explicit than someDecimal == someFloat? Seems pretty explicit to me.

Yes. I mean at least specifying either float(someDecimal) == someFloat or someDecimal == Decimal(someFloat). Preferably also whether the conversion is to be as exact as possible or on a minimum-digits basis.

-- Greg



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