[issue1580] Use shorter float repr when possible

[Preston Briggs]

Preston Briggs <prestonb at google.com> added the comment:

This all started with email to Guido that y'all didn't see,
wherein I wondered if Python was interested in such a thing.
Guido said: Sure, in principle, please see the discussion associated
with this change.

I probably don't have all the required expertise today,
but I am patient and persistent.  I wouldn't be very fast either,
'cause I have other things on my plate.  Nevertheless, it seems like
an interesting project and I'm happy to work on it.

If Mark or someone else wants to jump in, that's fine too.

Preston

Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file13199/unnamed

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