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Diffstat (limited to 'Modules/_decimal/tests/bench.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | Modules/_decimal/tests/bench.py | 9 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Modules/_decimal/tests/bench.py b/Modules/_decimal/tests/bench.py index 7ab6b44..7e4a210 100644 --- a/Modules/_decimal/tests/bench.py +++ b/Modules/_decimal/tests/bench.py @@ -18,8 +18,13 @@ except ImportError: C = import_fresh_module('decimal', fresh=['_decimal']) P = import_fresh_module('decimal', blocked=['_decimal']) - -# Pi function from the decimal.py documentation +# +# NOTE: This is the pi function from the decimal documentation, modified +# for benchmarking purposes. Since floats do not have a context, the higher +# intermediate precision from the original is NOT used, so the modified +# algorithm only gives an approximation to the correctly rounded result. +# For serious use, refer to the documentation or the appropriate literature. +# def pi_float(): """native float""" lasts, t, s, n, na, d, da = 0, 3.0, 3, 1, 0, 0, 24 |