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Title: Binary floating point and decimal floating point arithmetic
Type: enhancement Stage:
Components: Interpreter Core Versions: Python 3.1
process
Status: closed Resolution: rejected
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: Retro, gvanrossum
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2008-12-11 23:34 by Retro, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (2)
msg77645 - (view) Author: Boštjan Mejak (Retro) Date: 2008-12-11 23:34 
Please consider of making the default floating point arithmetic in
Python 3.x be decimal floating point arithmetic.
msg77648 - (view) Author: Guido van Rossum (gvanrossum) * (Python committer) Date: 2008-12-11 23:39 
This was discussed recently on python-dev (or was it python-ideas).  The
world is not ready for this.  Please refer to the archive for motivation.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:56:42adminsetgithub: 48887
2008-12-11 23:39:51gvanrossumsetstatus: open -> closed
resolution: rejected
messages: + msg77648
2008-12-11 23:34:25Retrocreate