[3c273] > I'm just curious as to why the default rounding in the decimal module is > ROUND_HALF_EVEN instead of ROUND_HALF_UP.
Because it's the best (numerically "fairest") rounding method for most people most of the time. > All of the decimal arithmetic I do is rounded half up and I can't think of > why one might use round half even. Because you want better numeric results, or because your application requires it. "Half-even" is also called "banker's rounding" in the United States, because it's required in many (but not all) banking applications. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
