Chuck Esterbrook wrote:

Python has a decimal module with Decimal class, but you have to use it
very explicitly.

The Decimal module is relatively new.

Besides, you have to forgive programmers their blind spots. Everybody has been taught "stay away from floating point" for so long that the idea of fixing it really doesn't pop up.

-a

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