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I can make a similar argument about floating-point numbers not modelling reals, and the hysteria over the lack of reflexivity of equality in IEEE 754 is a little overblown.

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Why trifle over tiny little epsilons, or NaN, which isn't even a number? ;-)

Don't mean to give Python too much attention here, but I discovered the decimal module a couple months ago and it's fantastic. :)

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