Charles R Harris wrote: >>> So if you write "float96(0.0001)", the result is not the float96 number >>> closest to 0.0001, but the 96-bit representation of the 64-bit number >>> closest to 0.0001. ...
>> but wouldn't it be better to exactly handle strings since those can be >> converted exactly, which is what the user wants/expects? >> > Well, yes. But then we would need to write our own routines for the > conversions... The mechanism used in fromstring() and fromfile() (when used for text parsing) looks like it's designed to support this -- i.e. the actual string parsing is done be a function provided by the datatype. I haven't looked to see if there is anything special there for float96. Does the clib for a compiler that provides a float64 also provide an atof() function that supports it? Its seems that it should. -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception chris.bar...@noaa.gov _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
