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Decimal

Decimal

Python 3.11

Construct a new Decimal object based from value.

Syntax

PYTHON
class decimal.Decimal(value='0', context=None)

Examples

Example 1
PYTHON
sign           ::=  '+' | '-'
digit          ::=  '0' | '1' | '2' | '3' | '4' | '5' | '6' | '7' | '8' | '9'
indicator      ::=  'e' | 'E'
digits         ::=  digit [digit]...
decimal-part   ::=  digits '.' [digits] | ['.'] digits
exponent-part  ::=  indicator [sign] digits
infinity       ::=  'Infinity' | 'Inf'
nan            ::=  'NaN' [digits] | 'sNaN' [digits]
numeric-value  ::=  decimal-part [exponent-part] | infinity
numeric-string ::=  [sign] numeric-value | [sign] nan
Example 2
PYTHON
>>> (-7) % 4
1
>>> Decimal(-7) % Decimal(4)
Decimal('-3')
Example 3
PYTHON
>>> -7 // 4
-2
>>> Decimal(-7) // Decimal(4)
Decimal('-1')
Example 4
PYTHON
>>> Decimal('-3.14').as_integer_ratio()
(-157, 50)
Example 5
PYTHON
a or b is a NaN  ==> Decimal('NaN')
a < b            ==> Decimal('-1')
a == b           ==> Decimal('0')
a > b            ==> Decimal('1')

See Also

Decimal float Decimal tuple tuple float InvalidOperation Decimal