Float methods are fine.

On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 2:39 AM, Mark Dickinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 3:12 AM, Alex Martelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 4:46 PM, Raymond Hettinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> Is everyone agreed on a tohex/fromhex pair using the C99 notation as
>>> recommended in 754R?
>>
>> Dunno about everyone, but I'm +1 on that.
>>
>>
>>> Are you thinking of math module functions or as a method and classmethod on
>>> floats?
>>
>> I'd prefer math modules functions.
>
> I'm halfway through implementing this as a pair of float methods.  Are there
> compelling reasons to prefer math module functions over float methods, or
> vice versa?
>
> Personally, I'm leaning slightly towards float methods:  for me, these
> conversions are important enough to belong in the core language.  But I
> don't have strong feelings either way.
>
> Mark
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