On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 8:23 AM, Victor Stinner <victor.stin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> While I was first in favor of extending the Python syntax, I changed > my mind. Float constants written in hexadecimal is a (very?) rare use > case, and there is already float.fromhex() available. > > A new syntax is something more to learn when you learn Python. Is it > worth it? I don't think so. Very few people need to write hexadecimal > constants in their code. > It is inconsistent that you can write hexadecimal integers but not floating point numbers. Consistency in syntax is *fewer* things to learn, not more. That said, I agree it's a rare use case, so it probably doesn't matter much either way. - Lucas
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