On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 8:02 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Jun 15, 2:48 pm, Peter Otten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Quick question: > > > I have python code that does a lot of floating point arithmetic. How > > > do I make it do the arithmetic in 64 bit? (I have a 64 bit CPU.) If > > > I'll install a 64-bit operating system, will that do the trick? > > > > The Python float type uses a C double internally which is 64 bit even on > 32 > > bit CPUs. > > > > Peter > > Does it mean that even now it does arithmetic in 64 bit? > I'm not getting enough precision. Is there any way to increase it? > Use the decimal module rather than floats. Decimals let you specify the precision you want to use. > > Ram. > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list >
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