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

Greg Ewing greg at cosc.canterbury.ac.nz
Tue Mar 30 21:42:13 EST 2004


Josiah Carlson:

Python uses the 8-byte FP, not the (arguably worthless) 4-bit FP. ^^^^^

Yes, most people have hardware a little more sophisticated than an Intel 4004 these days. :-)

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