[Originally posted to python-list but on further reflection and some
feedback I think it might be more appropriate here.]
I noticed when trying out Python's 2.6b2 release that the repr of Decimal
has changed since 2.5. On 2.5:
Python 2.5.1 (r251:54863, Mar 7 2008, 04:10:12)
[GCC 4.1.3 20070929
From: Karen Tracey
I noticed when trying out Python's 2.6b2 release that the repr of Decimal has
changed since 2.5. On 2.5:
...
quotes were used whereas on 2.6b2:
...
single quotes are used. Searching around I see this was done in r60773 with
the log message:
Fix decimal repr which
This is an example of the problem with doctest -- it's easy to
overspecify the tests. I don't think that whether the repr() of a
Decimal uses single or double quotes should be considered a spec cast
in stone by doctests.
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 8:19 PM, Raymond Hettinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 11:55 PM, Guido van Rossum [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is an example of the problem with doctest -- it's easy to
overspecify the tests. I don't think that whether the repr() of a
Decimal uses single or double quotes should be considered a spec cast
in stone by
