[Python-Dev] Mixing float and Decimal -- thread reboot

[Nick Coghlan]

Raymond Hettinger wrote:
> 
> On Mar 20, 2010, at 6:54 PM, Nick Coghlan wrote:
>>
>> I suggest a 'linearised' numeric tower that looks like:
>>
>> int -> Decimal -> Fraction -> float -> complex
> 
> Is that a typo?  Shouldn't Decimal and float go between Fraction and
> complex?
> 
> The abstract numeric tower is:
> 
>         Number Complex Real Rational Integral
> 
> where both Decimal and float have operations associated with reals.

I don't actually mind either way - the pragmatic tower is about coding
convenience rather than numeric purity (and mixing Fractions and
Decimals in the same algorithm is somewhat nonsensical - they're
designed for two completely different problem domains).

Cheers,
Nick.

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