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...absolute value of the two. The absolute value of the arithmetic mean of the two These leads to the following possibilities for determining if two values, a and b, are close to each other. abs(a-b) <= tol*abs(a) abs(a-b) <= tol * max( abs(a), abs(b) ) abs(a-b) <= tol * min( abs(a), abs(b) ) abs(a-b) <= tol * (a + b)/2 NOTE: (2) and (3) can also be written as: (abs(a-b) <= abs(tol*a)) or (abs(a-b) <= abs(tol*b)) (abs(a-b) <= abs(tol*a)) and (abs(a-b) <= abs(tol*b)) (Bo...
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...abstractions of Python for rapid development of the rest of your application. Scriptability: Since our intention was to have our partners develop their own applications by writing their own Business Logic Modules, we wanted our language choice to provide scriptability for our solution. Python is already well suited to scripting. Experiences with Python Although many of us had never used Python before, our technical analysis of the language convinced us that it was the right choice. As we star...
...absent: Thomas Wouters, David Ascher. A quorum was present. 2. Meeting minutes of the last IRC meeting on 2002-03-12 Guido van Rossum didn't have these, so no motion to accept the minutes was resolved. 3. Treasurer's report Jeremy Hylton reported that he has opened a bank account and deposited checks from ActiveState (for 2001), Space Telescope, O'Reilly, Hostway, & ASTi. Guido van Rossum mentioned that Archaeopteryx has also sent in their check. AB Stakt is interested in becoming a sp...
...abstractmethod def __float__(self): """Any Real can be converted to a native float object.""" raise NotImplementedError @abstractmethod def __trunc__(self): """Truncates self to an Integral. Returns an Integral i such that: * i>=0 iff self>0; * abs(i) <= abs(self); * for any Integral j satisfying the first two conditions, abs(i) >= abs(j) [i.e. i has "maximal" abs among those]. i.e. "trunc...
...abstention and 6 ayes. 3. Secretary/Treasurer's report We're still having a hard time getting the funds from AB Strakt because of international banking transfer issues. Notices about upcoming members meetings at PyCon and OSCON will be sent through email, as postal mail takes too long to reach non-US members (motion approved 7/0/0). 4. Report from Marc Andre Lemburg on the PSC Nothing to report. MAL plans to setup a web page explaining check donations. 5. Report from Marc Andre Lemburg o...
...abstain <br> [ circle one if you wish to direct the proxy ] <p>Space Telescope Science Institute <P> yes / no / abstain <br> [ circle one if you wish to direct the proxy ] <p><b>Authorized Signature</b> <p>I authorize you to act in accordance with the instructions set out above. I hereby revoke any proxy previously given for this meeting. If no voting instructi...
...absent: Marc-Andre Lemburg. A quorum was present. 2. Meeting minutes of past IRC meetings. Guido moves to approve the meeting minutes of the previous three IRC meetings, on March 12 2002, April 9 2002 and May 14 2002. The motion passes unanimously. 3. Reports. Thomas reports that he may have found a way to allow donations to the PSF to be tax-deductible in Dutch tax law. Investigation is ongoing. Martin has processed the new PSF members who finished their appli...
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This is an early developer preview of Python 3.10 Major new features of the 3.10 series, compared to 3.9 Python 3.10 is still in development. This release, 3.10.0a4 is the fourth of six planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of …
...absent; the Board had quorum. The meeting starts at 17:00 UTC. Agenda: 1. Minutes from two previous IRC board meetings still need to be approved. 2. Reports. 3. How are we doing on new members that were approved in February? Is everybody now sworn in? 4. 501(c)(3) application status. 5. 2001 tax filing. 6. Next member meeting. 7. Python conferences in 2003 1. Last minutes The minutes from February 12th are approved with 4 ayes and two abstentions (Guido moves, Martin sec...
Member meeting at OSCON <p>There will be an extra PSF Member Meeting at the <a href="http://www.python.org/workshops/oscon2002"> O'Reilly Open Source Convention</A>, July 22-26 in San Diego. <p>We've reserved a room for the meeting: <br>Location: Marina II <br>Date: Wednesday, July 24 <br>Time: 8:00 - 10:00 pm <P>It is likely that only 8-10 PSF members will show up. This is not sufficient to make quoru...
...abs AB Implementing the Unicode regex engine Andy Robinson, ReportLab Inc. SIG Moderator; Japanese speaker, and worked on Japanese conversion in Python for the past year at a mutual fund company. ReportLab (http://www.reportlab.com/) are developing multilingual PDF reporting tools and need to implement full support for Asian writing systems later this year. Brian Takashi Hooper, Digital Garage Digital Garage are a consulting and internet services firm based in Tokyo w...
...abs AB or the author not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, written prior permission. SECRET LABS AB AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT- ABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL SECRET LABS AB OR THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN...
...abs: Use builtin function abs(): >>> d = Decimal('-15.67') >>> abs(d) Decimal('15.67') add: Use operator +: >>> d = Decimal('15.6') >>> d + 8 Decimal('23.6') subtract: Use operator -: >>> d = Decimal('15.6') >>> d - 8 Decimal('7.6') compare: Use method compare(). This method (and not the built-in function cmp()) should only be used when dealing with special values: >>> d = Decimal('-15.67') >>> nan = Decimal('NaN'...
...abs/html/arithexp.html) [5]Bash Docs (http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/commandsub.html) [6]Perl Cookbook (http://docstore.mik.ua/orelly/perl/cookbook/ch01_11.htm) [7]Perl Docs (http://perl6maven.com/perl6-scalar-array-and-hash-interpolation) [8]Ruby Docs (http://ruby-doc.org/core-2.1.1/doc/syntax/literals_rdoc.html#label-Strings) [9]Ruby Docs (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ruby_Programming/Syntax/Literals#Interpolation) [10]Python Str.Format Syntax (https://do...
...Abstract BDFL Pronouncement Rationale RationalType The rational() Builtin Open Issues References Copyright Abstract Python has no numeric type with the semantics of an unboundedly precise rational number. This proposal explains the semantics of such a type, and suggests builtin functions and literals to support such a type. This PEP suggests no literals for rational numbers; that is left for another PEP. BDFL Pronouncement This PEP is rejected. The needs outlined in the rationale section...
Minutes of the PSF Member Meeting at PyConDC 2004 <h1>Minutes of the 2004 member meeting</h1> The members of the Python Software Foundation (the "Corporation") held its annual meeting on March 25, 2004 at the George Washington University's Cafritz Center in Washington, D.C. Jeremy Hylton, secretary and treasurer, presided over the meeting. The following members attended the meeting: <ul> <li>David Ascher (also representing ActiveState) <li>Steve Holden &...
PEP 211 -- Adding A New Outer Product Operator PEP:211 Title:Adding A New Outer Product Operator Author:gvwilson at ddj.com (Greg Wilson) Status:Rejected Type:Standards Track Created:15-Jul-2000 Python-Version:2.1 Post-History: Resolution:PEP 465 -- Rejected alternatives to adding a new operator Contents Introduction Background Iterators Discussion Alternatives Acknowledgments References Introduction This PEP describes a proposal to define @ (pronounced "across") as a new ...