Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Python precision

[Philip Webb]

120921 Marc Joliet wrote:
> 120921 Philip Webb <purslow@××××××××.net> wrote:
>> Is that possible with Python ? -- ie a setting in  ascript.py
>> to tell Python to display only the 1st  4  places in all output
>> without any further input from the user when doing the calculations;
>> presumably it wb a command s/he could enter when in interactive mode too.
> I couldn't find anything for regular python on the fly
> (except by using the "decimal" module, see
> http://docs.python.org/library/decimal.html#module-decimal

Yes, I found that too, but it requires typing 'Decimal' or 'D'
every time you want the shorter output (grimace).
What I would like is something which applies globally to the output,
but it looks as if there's nothing available.

I can do everything I need via the little script
-- I can predefine variables there ! --
& I don't mind loading "math" every time,
as I have no other present use for interactive Python.
I am now a bit ahead of where I was when I first asked (smile).

Thanks for this & the other reply.

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