Raymond Hettinger added the comment: > Given that json is multi-language format ... I don't know > that we can expect much more from it.
JSON specifies a textual number format but doesn't dictate whether that format represents a fixed precision binary float point number or a decimal floating point number. It is perfectly reasonable for someone to want to read and write a JSON number format to and from a decimal (we also see this with database formats as well -- such as sqlite). This bug report isn't a JSON spec issue; rather, it is about how the JSON module API can support (or inhibit) valid use cases. AFAICT, the patch to make the API better support enums had the side-effect of inhibiting the APIs ability to support number objects that want to control their output via __str__ or __repr__. This seems to block-off decimal support and support for controlling displayed precision. I think the Enum patch is suspect and could be considered a regression. That said, we could simply add direct support for decimals and leave the enum patch in-place (though it still impairs a user's ability to control the displayed precision). ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue23123> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
