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diff --git a/Doc/library/decimal.rst b/Doc/library/decimal.rst index 7af200c..2f191bd 100644 --- a/Doc/library/decimal.rst +++ b/Doc/library/decimal.rst @@ -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) |