On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 02:31:04 +0100, Fredrik Lundh wrote: >> For example, I have a ZIP code >> database that can do some processing on its numbers, and the numbers are >> stored as floating point values (exactly) but Python doesn't get them >> right > > sounds odd. are you sure you don't mean "stored as strings containing > decimal numbers" ? > > (who uses fractional ZIP codes, btw?)
Well, I can't speak for Americans, but here in Australia we typically give our post codes to six decimal places: Melbourne 3000.000000 Brunswick 3056.000000 Clifton Hill 3068.000000 Sydney 2000.000000 St Johns Park 2176.000000 and so forth. You can't have too much precision with those floating point post/ZIP codes! -- Steven. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
