[Raymond Hettinger] > ... > The asymmetric handling of denormals by the atof() and ftoa() functions is > why you see a difference. A consequence of that asymmetry is the breakdown > of the expected eval(repr(f))==f invariant:
Just noting that such behavior is a violation of the 754 standard for string->double conversion. But Microsoft's libraries don't _claim_ to support the 754 standard, so good luck suing them ;-). Python doesn't promise anything here either. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
