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Re: Working with decimals

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Subject Re: Working with decimals
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On Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 7:47 AM, Joshua Landau <joshua@landau.ws> wrote:
> So for one "import math" should never go inside a function; you should
> hoist it to the top of the file with all the other imports.

I'd say "never" is too strong (there are times when it's right to put
an import inside a function), but yes, in this case it should really
be at the top of the function.

However, you won't need the import at all if you let the formatting
function do the rounding for you.

ChrisA

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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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