[Tutor] Scientific Notation + 18 Digit Pecision

2005-11-30 Thread Hubert Fitch
Hi Danny!  (Python 2.3 IDLE GUI  in WindowsXP Home edition) Thank you and the others who have sent replies!   Attached to this file is a Rich Text File using "Save Copy As" from the Python Shell display. This will give an example of the desired formatted output. Some displayed lines are long,

[Tutor] Scientific Notation + 18 Digit Precision

2005-11-27 Thread Hubert Fitch
Thank you Danny for your comments!   I have now printed out four responses, and perhaps I might even learn some Python! It will take me some time to analyze all comments!    I had never heard of Python until I audited two Physics classes. "Math Methods for Physics,"  and "Quantum Mechanics.

[Tutor] Scientific Notation + 18 Digit Precision

2005-11-27 Thread Hubert Fitch
Thanks to all of you (Alan, Chris, Kent) for your responses!   Before I try to follow up on these suggestions, it might be good to examine the display function module, and provide a few lines from a .py module that needs display.   Typical lines in a defintion module, that need a formatted d

[Tutor] Scientific Notation + 18 digit precision

2005-11-26 Thread Hubert Fitch
I am using Python 2.3 under Windows XP Home edition   I am too old to learn all the tricks of Python, and my main purpose is for Physics calculations   I do have some questions, but perhaps my useage of Python as an Algebraic Calculator will be interesting to someone?   Python is the best pr