[Python-ideas] real numbers with SI scale factors

Nikolaus Rath Nikolaus at rath.org
Mon Aug 29 21:59:15 EDT 2016


On Aug 28 2016, Ken Kundert <python-ideas-jl/PDlM0qtzz1n+OaKNE4w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> So, in summary, you are suggesting that we tell the scientific and engineering 
> communities that we refuse to provide native support for their preferred way of 
> writing numbers because:

I think you're making some incorrect assumptions here. Who, exactly, do
you mean with "we" and "them"?

I consider myself part of the scientific community and think your
proposal is a bad idea, and Google finds some Python modules from you,
but no prior CPython contributions...

Best,
-Nikolaus

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