from_float

Alternative constructor that only accepts instances of float or int.

Syntax

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classmethod from_float(f)

Examples

Example 1

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>>> Decimal.from_float(0.1)
Decimal('0.1000000000000000055511151231257827021181583404541015625')
>>> Decimal.from_float(float('nan'))
Decimal('NaN')
>>> Decimal.from_float(float('inf'))
Decimal('Infinity')
>>> Decimal.from_float(float('-inf'))
Decimal('-Infinity')

See Also

float int Decimal float