[Python-Dev] Re: Re: Decimal type question [Prothon]

[Michael Chermside]

> What do you think of the newer idea of using the IBM floating
> decimal for
> all numerics?  Tim Peters and others pushed this on me.
   [...]
> I am thinking of having all current constant formats default to the
> "Decimal" type (0, 123, 123.456, 123e3) and have a new
> constant type using
> the letter 'f' for the binary "Float" type (0f0, 123f0,
> 123.456f0, 123.f3).

+1

-- Michael Chermside