[Python-Dev] Re: Decimal data type issues

Aahz aahz at pythoncraft.com
Sat Apr 17 10:09:51 EDT 2004


On Fri, Apr 16, 2004, Batista, Facundo wrote:
>
> We all must decide which of the following is better:
> 
>   a) Decimal(number)     # no context used
>      Decimal(number, context)
> 
>   b) Decimal(number)     # no context used
>      Decimal.using_context(number, context)

Based on my reading of Tim's posts, there's also

    c) Decimal(number, [context])   # context always used, with 
                                    # optional different from default
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