Stefan Krah <ste...@bytereef.org> added the comment:
> This isn't purely academic. The `decimal` docs, at the end: Yes, that is a good point. I think for libmpdec I'll just do a trial divmod if prec > BIGNUM_THRESHOLD. > Perhaps the only thing to be done is to add words to the part of the docs > _recommending_ MAX_PREC, warning about some "unintended consequences" of > doing so. This, too. Probably some formula based on the amount of available RAM would do. ---------- assignee: -> skrah _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue39576> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
