On Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:15:53 -0500, Steve Holden wrote: > Is anyone aware of any implementations that use other than 64-bit > floating-point? I'd be particularly interested in any that use greater > precision than the usual 56-bit mantissa. Do modern 64-bit systems > implement anything wider than the normal double? > > regards > Steve
Why don't we create a DecimalFloat datatype which is a variable-width floating point number. Decimal is variable precision fixed-point number, while the plain ol' float would be system dependent floating point. _______________________________________________ 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
