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| author | Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> | 2004-08-19 22:39:55 +0000 |
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| committer | Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> | 2004-08-19 22:39:55 +0000 |
| commit | e1b49983d5df886f148357dfa153086a64379b35 (patch) | |
| tree | deed03f1733d06119f341aa6e9e3a72697cfce4f /Lib/decimal.py | |
| parent | 50c7cc4a533ef20188adb2076fa5f621e37e08e8 (diff) | |
| download | cpython-e1b49983d5df886f148357dfa153086a64379b35.tar.gz | |
Establish policies with respect to 2.3 compatibilty and treated spec
updates as bugfixes.
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diff --git a/Lib/decimal.py b/Lib/decimal.py index 63f9991515..98a83424d5 100644 --- a/Lib/decimal.py +++ b/Lib/decimal.py @@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ # and Aahz <aahz at pobox.com> # and Tim Peters +# This module is currently Py2.3 compatible and should be kept that way +# unless a major compelling advantage arises. IOW, 2.3 compatibility is +# strongly preferred, but not guaranteed. + +# Also, this module should be kept in sync with the latest updates of +# the IBM specification as it evolves. Those updates will be treated +# as bug fixes (deviation from the spec is a compatibility, usability +# bug) and will be backported. At this point the spec is stabilizing +# and the updates are becoming fewer, smaller, and less significant. """ This is a Py2.3 implementation of decimal floating point arithmetic based on |