[Python-Dev] Re: Decimal type question [Prothon] (original) (raw)

Andrew P. Lentvorski, Jr. bsder at mail.allcaps.org
Mon Aug 9 21:34:31 CEST 2004


On Aug 9, 2004, at 11:31 AM, Paul Moore wrote:

I think that having 2 different fractional types distinguished by something as subtle as the presence of an exponent (something no other language does to my knowledge) is an extremely bad idea.

Doesn't Common Lisp use 1.0e+10 to signify singles and 1.0d+10 to signify doubles?

That doesn't make it a good idea, but there is precedent.

-a



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