\constant{Subnormal}, \constant{Overflow}, and \constant{Underflow}.
For each signal there is a flag and a trap enabler. When a signal is
-encountered, its flag incremented from zero and, then, if the trap enabler
+encountered, its flag is incremented from zero and, then, if the trap enabler
is set to one, an exception is raised. Flags are sticky, so the user
needs to reset them before monitoring a calculation.
\end{verbatim}
-Decimal instances can be constructed from integers, strings or tuples. To
+Decimal instances can be constructed from integers, strings, or tuples. To
create a Decimal from a \class{float}, first convert it to a string. This
serves as an explicit reminder of the details of the conversion (including
representation error). Decimal numbers include special values such as
\end{verbatim}
-Decimals interact well with much of the rest of python. Here is a small
+Decimals interact well with much of the rest of Python. Here is a small
decimal floating point flying circus:
\begin{verbatim}
\end{classdesc*}
\begin{classdesc*}{DecimalException}
- Base class for other signals and is a subclass of
+ Base class for other signals and a subclass of
\exception{ArithmeticError}.
\end{classdesc*}
\begin{verbatim}
# Examples from Seminumerical Algorithms, Section 4.2.2.
->>> from decimal import *
+>>> from decimal import Decimal, getcontext
>>> getcontext().prec = 8
>>> u, v, w = Decimal(11111113), Decimal(-11111111), Decimal('7.51111111')