Wolfgang Maier added the comment: > Once the input numbers are converted to float statistics._sum can handle > them perfectly well. In this case I think the output should also be a float so > that it's clear that precision may have been lost. If the precision of float > is not > what the user wants then the documentation can point them toward > Fraction/Decimal.
Ah, I'm getting it now. That is actually a very interesting thought. Still I don't think this should be part of this issue discussion, but I'll think about it and file a new enhancement issue if I have an idea. As for providing the complete patch, I can do that I guess, but formulating the tests may take a while. I'll try to do it though, if Steven thinks it's worth it. After all he's the one who'd have to approve it and the patch does alter his design quite a bit. ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue20481> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
