[Python-Dev] Not-a-Number (original) (raw)
Robert Kern robert.kern at gmail.com
Fri Apr 29 04:56:47 CEST 2011
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On 4/28/11 8:44 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
Greg Ewing wrote:
Taking a step back from all this, why does Python allow NaNs to arise from computations at all? The real question should be, why does Python treat all NANs as signalling NANs instead of quiet NANs? I don't believe this helps anyone.
Actually, Python treats all NaNs as quiet NaNs and never signalling NaNs.
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