Re: rounding errors?

From: Anthony Baxter (anthonybaxter_at_gmail.com)
Date: 07/04/04

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Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2004 23:42:57 +1000
To: Dan Bishop <danb_83@yahoo.com>

On 3 Jul 2004 15:17:35 -0700, Dan Bishop <danb_83@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Note that Python 2.4 will include a 'decimal' module that exposes a
> > numerical type far better suited to this sort of calculation that
> > binary floating point.
>
> Only if you're calculating inherently decimal things (like money).
>

Or anything where you really care about having controllable
precision.

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