PEP 327: Decimal Data Type

[Aahz]

In article <401B1A87.639CD971 at easystreet.com>,  <achrist at easystreet.com> wrote:
>
>If python adds decimal data, it probably ought to be consistent with C
>and C++.  Otherwise, the C and C++ guys will have a dreadful time
>writing emulation code to run on computers built to support python.

Read the PEP; Python's proposed decimal type is based on the existing
decimal standard.  If C/C++ *don't* follow the standard, that's their
problem.  BTW, Java uses the standard.
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