[Python-Dev] repr(1.1) (original) (raw)
Batista, Facundo FBatista at uniFON.com.ar
Wed Mar 31 08:11:48 EST 2004
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Jewett, Jim wrote:
#- For that matter, Decimal might be a better default format for 1.1, if #- a language were starting fresh. It still wouldn't be #- perfect, though. #- How many digits should 1.1/3 print?
That depends of your context.
If the precision in your context is set to 9 (default), it'll print:
import Decimal d1 = Decimal.Decimal(1) d3 = Decimal.Decimal(3) d1 / d3 Decimal( (0, (3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3), -9L) ) str(d1/d3) '0.333333333'
. Facundo
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