decimal

Creates a decimal from a text representation.

Creates a decimal from an integer.

Creates a decimal from a big_integer.

The maximum number of digits before the decimal point (131072)

The largest value that you can store in a decimal (1E+131072 - 1)

The smallest nonzero absolute value that a decimal can store

The maximum number of decimal digits (131072 + 20)

The maximum number of decimal digits after the decimal point (20)

Absolute value of the decimal.

Ceiling value: rounds 1.0 to 1.0, 1.00001 to 2.0, -1.99999 to -1.0, etc.

Floor value: rounds 1.0 to 1.0, 1.9999 to 1.0, -1.0001 to -2.0, etc.

Creates a decimal from a text representation.

Maximum of two decimal values.

Minimum of two decimal values.

Rounds up to the nearest integer number.

Rounds to a specific number of decimal places.

Example:

>>> (123.456).round(-1)
120
>>> (123.456).round(1)
123.5

Returns -1, 0, or 1 depending on the sign.

Returns -1, 0, or 1 depending on the sign.

Converts this decimal to a big_integer by truncating the fractional part.

Converts this decimal to an integer by rounding towards 0. Throws and exception if out of range.

Converts this decimal to a string representation.

Converts this decimal to a string representation, optionally using scientific notation (e.g.: 1.2345E+100).