[Python-Dev] Expert floats

[Shane Hathaway]

On 03/30/04 22:49, Josiah Carlson wrote:
>>>Python uses the 8-byte FP, not the (arguably worthless) 4-bit FP.
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>>                                                          ^^^^^
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>>Yes, most people have hardware a little more sophisticated
>>than an Intel 4004 these days. :-)
> 
> 
> Oops, I slipped.  I meant 4-byte.  My bad. ;)

ROFL!  I can just imagine:

   bit 0 - mantissa (lower bit)
   bit 1 - mantissa (upper bit)
   bit 2 - exponent
   bit 3 - sign

Now who's complaining about rounding errors?

Shane