Lie wrote: > On Jun 9, 10:22 pm, Stephan Diehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi lazyweb, >> I'm wondering, if there is a usable money data type for python available. >> A quick search in pypi and google didn't convey anything, even though the >> decimal data type seemed to be planned as a money data type originaly. >> Thanks for any pointers >> >> Stephan > > What is it that you feel is lacking in the decimal datatype that makes > you feel you require a money datatype? > Decimal datatype was a general purpose fixed-point number, which is > usually the behavior required for money calculation, but it's not > named 'money' because this behavior isn't only useful for money > calculation, so they don't name it money.
I'm actually quite sure that the decimal data type will be sufficient for what I plan to do, but in a general setting, one would need currency support, maybe different rounding rules for different currencies, exchange rates, etc. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
