[Python-Dev] PEP239 (Rational Numbers) Reference Implementation and new issues

[Paul Rubin]

python-pep at ccraig.org (Christopher A. Craig) writes:
> That is, of course, much more permissive than if we coerced the other
> way and had rational(x)==float(x) iff rational(x)==rational(float(x)).

I don't think you can do it that way without kludges to deal with
rational(NaN), rational(Inf), etc.