What is considered an "advanced" topic in Python?

[Marko Rauhamaa]

Dave Farrance <DaveFarrance at OMiTTHiSyahooANDTHiS.co.uk>:

>>>> Decimal('0.3')
> Decimal('0.3')
>>>> Decimal(0.3)
> Decimal('0.299999999999999988897769753748434595763683319091796875')

At first I thought I had never dealt with money in Python nor made use
of Decimal. Then I remembered I *did* deal with money in one program and
wondered how I handled it. Sure enough:

        newdistr[clubacct] = decimal.Decimal("%.2f" % amount)


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