This is probably of interest to Dick Moores at least... From What's New in Python 2.6 http://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/2.6.html
[Note: A release date has not been set for Python 2.6] A new variable in the sys module, float_info, is an object containing information about the platform’s floating-point support derived from the float.h file. Attributes of this object include mant_dig (number of digits in the mantissa), epsilon (smallest difference between 1.0 and the next largest value representable), and several others. (Contributed by Christian Heimes.) Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
