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[Python-Dev] Re: Decimal data type issues

[Python-Dev] Re: Decimal data type issues [Python-Dev] Re: Decimal data type issuesRobert Brewer fumanchu at amor.org
Tue Apr 13 16:05:25 EDT 2004
[Paul Moore] 
#- > So, should we impose an artificial limit to the exponent? 
#- > 
#- > This is important, as there're several cases where this 
#- maximums are 
#- > checked and exceptions raised and/or the numbers get changed. 
#- 
#- I don't have a strong opinion either way (as I'll never be likely to 
#- hit a limit in practice) but my instinct says that you should not 
#- impose arbitrary limits. Are there any benefits to having a 
#- limit? You don't mention any in your message... 

[Facundo Batista]
> I don't find any benefit. But the implementation I took to finish
> imposed the limits, and I'm searching community agreement
> before extract them.

My only "strong opinion" is that, IF there are limits, they should be
consumer-modifiable. Given that, I'd still prefer no limits. In
plusminusspeak:

No limit: +1
Modifiable limits: +0
Concrete limits: -1


Robert Brewer
MIS
Amor Ministries
fumanchu at amor.org

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