Professional IronPython

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CHAPTER 5
InteractIng wIth StructureS and ObjectS
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__rxor__
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__xor__
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denominator
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numerator
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Floats, likewise, have a few methods that apply only to them. Most of these methods deal with 
performing comparisons. For example, you need a special method to determine that two floats are 
equal to each other (the 
__eq__()
method). The following list shows these methods:
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__eq__
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__ge__
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__getformat__
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__gt__
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__le__
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__lt__
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__ne__
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__setformat__
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as_integer_ratio
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fromhex
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hex
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is_integer
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Performing Standard Tasks with Numbers
Now that you have a better idea of how numbers compare, it’s time to look at some specific methods. 
This section describes some of the more common methods used with numbers. You’ll see a good many 
of the other methods demonstrated as the book progresses.
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as_integer_ratio()
(float only): Displays a tuple showing the integer ratio used to produce 
the float. For example, if the float value is 5.5, then this method outputs (11L, 2L). To use 
this method type 
MyFloat.as_integer_ratio()
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conjugate()
: Returns the conjugate of a complex number or the identity value of a real 
number. You can read more about conjugation at 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Complex_conjugate
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fromhex(str input)
 (float only): Outputs the decimal equivalent of a hexadecimal number 
input as a string. For example, to determine the decimal value of the hexadecimal number A5, 
you’d type 
MyFloat.fromhex(‘A5‘)
. In this case, the output is 165.
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