Ben Finney: > … for numbers with many digits the digits may be divided into > groups of three by a thin space, in order to facilitate reading. > Neither dots nor commas are inserted in the spaces between groups > of three. > <URL:http://www.bipm.org/en/si/si_brochure/chapter5/5-3-2.html#5-3-4> > This isn't binding upon Python, of course. However, it should be a > consideration in choosing what separator convention to follow.
It confirms what I say :-) A thin space doesn't break the gestalt of the number, while a normal space, especially if you use a not proportional font with good readability (and characters well spaced) breaks the single gestalt of the number. Bye, bearophile -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list