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| From | Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Subject | Re: Extracting bit fields from an IEEE-784 float |
| Date | 2012-07-30 14:16 +0000 |
| Organization | PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC |
| Message-ID | <jv64v5$g2n$2@reader1.panix.com> (permalink) |
| References | <5015d8d4$0$11120$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com> |
On 2012-07-30, Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> 1) Are there any known implementations or platforms where Python floats
> are not C doubles? If so, what are they?
And the question you didn't ask: are there any platforms where a C
double isn't IEEE-754?
The last ones I worked on that where the FP format wasn't IEEE were
the DEC VAX and TI's line if 32-bit floating-point DSPs. I don't
think Python runs on the latter, but it might on the former.
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Extracting bit fields from an IEEE-784 float Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-07-30 00:44 +0000
PyPI question, or, maybe I'm just stupid Chris Gonnerman <chris@gonnerman.org> - 2012-07-29 20:26 -0500
Re: PyPI question, or, maybe I'm just stupid Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-07-30 14:00 +1000
Re: [Python] Re: PyPI question, or, maybe I'm just stupid Chris Gonnerman <chris@gonnerman.org> - 2012-07-30 07:46 -0500
Re: Extracting bit fields from an IEEE-784 float Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> - 2012-07-29 18:08 -0700
Re: Extracting bit fields from an IEEE-784 float Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-07-30 01:17 -0400
Re: Extracting bit fields from an IEEE-784 float Ulrich Eckhardt <ulrich.eckhardt@dominolaser.com> - 2012-07-30 08:42 +0200
Re: Extracting bit fields from an IEEE-784 float Mark Dickinson <dickinsm@gmail.com> - 2012-07-30 00:57 -0700
Re: PyPI question, or, maybe I'm just stupid Dieter Maurer <dieter@handshake.de> - 2012-07-30 11:20 +0200
Re: Extracting bit fields from an IEEE-784 float Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-07-30 14:16 +0000
Re: Extracting bit fields from an IEEE-784 float Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2012-07-30 10:28 -0400
Re: Extracting bit fields from an IEEE-784 float Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-07-30 15:50 +0100
Re: Extracting bit fields from an IEEE-784 float Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-07-30 15:47 +0000
Re: Extracting bit fields from an IEEE-784 float Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2012-07-30 16:50 -0400
Re: Extracting bit fields from an IEEE-784 float Mark Dickinson <dickinsm@gmail.com> - 2012-07-30 09:14 -0700
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