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Re: Working with decimals

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On 23/08/2014 20:48, Seymore4Head wrote:
>
> Thanks for the links.   The python-course looks like a beginner start.
> It raises one more question.
>
> Some have suggested using strings.  I understand that strings and
> numbers are not the same thing.  I know that converting numbers to
> strings can be useful for display, but you would think that there
> would be enough demand for a built in set of instructions that handle
> money calculations accurately.
>

The joys of floating point numbers (you're calling them decimals) on 
computers.  Search the archives of this list and you'll find loads of 
references which will explain them far better than I can.

-- 
My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask
what you can do for our language.

Mark Lawrence

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Working with decimals Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-08-23 13:47 -0400
  Re: Working with decimals Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2014-08-23 14:21 -0400
    Re: Working with decimals Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-08-23 15:07 -0400
      Re: Working with decimals Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2014-08-23 15:22 -0400
      Re: Working with decimals Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-08-23 20:24 +0100
        Re: Working with decimals Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-08-23 15:48 -0400
          Re: Working with decimals Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-08-23 21:31 +0100
  Re: Working with decimals Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-08-23 17:13 -0400
    Re: Working with decimals Joshua Landau <joshua@landau.ws> - 2014-08-23 22:47 +0100
    Re: Working with decimals Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-24 08:31 +1000
    Re: Working with decimals Joshua Landau <joshua@landau.ws> - 2014-08-23 23:47 +0100
    Re: Working with decimals Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-24 08:53 +1000
    Re: Working with decimals Larry Hudson <orgnut@yahoo.com> - 2014-08-24 00:04 -0700
      Re: Working with decimals Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-08-24 10:58 -0400
      Re: Working with decimals Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-08-24 11:12 -0400
        Re: Working with decimals Larry Hudson <orgnut@yahoo.com> - 2014-08-24 14:24 -0700
          Re: Working with decimals Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-08-24 19:07 -0400
    Re: Working with decimals Joshua Landau <joshua@landau.ws> - 2014-08-24 20:12 +0100
    Re: Working with decimals Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-08-24 13:17 -0600
    Re: Working with decimals Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-08-24 13:19 -0600
    Re: Working with decimals Joshua Landau <joshua@landau.ws> - 2014-08-24 20:25 +0100
    Re: Working with decimals Joshua Landau <joshua@landau.ws> - 2014-08-24 20:29 +0100
      Re: Working with decimals Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-08-25 12:16 +1000
        Re: Working with decimals Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-25 12:27 +1000
          Re: Working with decimals Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-08-25 12:51 +1000
            Re: Working with decimals Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-25 13:01 +1000
    Re: Working with decimals Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-08-24 13:37 -0600
    Re: Working with decimals Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-08-24 13:40 -0600
    Re: Working with decimals Joshua Landau <joshua@landau.ws> - 2014-08-24 20:49 +0100
  Re: Working with decimals Joshua Landau <joshua@landau.ws> - 2014-08-23 22:52 +0100
    Re: Working with decimals Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-08-23 18:03 -0400

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