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Fri Apr 16 05:34:59 EDT 2004 · https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2004-April/044325.html

On Fri, 16 Apr 2004, Moore, Paul wrote:
> From: Ka-Ping Yee
> > Here is my point, again: Decimal(1.1, significant_digits=4) is unambiguous.
> >
> > Converting from float is not confusing when the precision is specified
> > (either in terms of significant digits or decimal places).
>
> Decimal(1.1, significant_digits=34) is unambiguous, but confusing.

It is no more confusing than '%.33f' % 1.1, which gives you exactly
the same thing.

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[Python-Dev] Decimal data type issues