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authorRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2008-02-14 11:01:10 (GMT)
committerRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2008-02-14 11:01:10 (GMT)
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@@ -1580,17 +1580,16 @@ be followed-up with a :meth:`quantize` step.
Decimal('4314.24')
>>> (a * b).quantize(TWOPLACES) # Must quantize non-integer multiplication
Decimal('325.62')
- >>> (b / a).quantize(TWOPLACES) # And quantize divisions
+ >>> (b / a).quantize(TWOPLACES) # And quantize division
Decimal('0.03')
In developing fixed-point applications, it is convenient to define functions
to handle the :meth:`quantize` step::
- def mul(x, y, fp=TWOPLACES):
- return (x * y).quantize(fp)
- def div(x, y, fp=TWOPLACES):
- return (x / y).quantize(fp)
-
+ >>> def mul(x, y, fp=TWOPLACES):
+ ... return (x * y).quantize(fp)
+ >>> def div(x, y, fp=TWOPLACES):
+ ... return (x / y).quantize(fp)
>>> mul(a, b) # Automatically preserve fixed-point
Decimal('325.62')
>>> div(b, a)