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Added comment about support for rational numbers, and pointer to 

Demos/classes/Rat.py.
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Fred Drake 1998-09-10 18:42:55 +00:00
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@ -19,8 +19,13 @@ arithmetic routines. Only the interfaces to the \emph{integer}
(\function{mpz_*()}) routines are provided. If not stated
otherwise, the description in the GNU MP documentation can be applied.
Support for rational numbers\index{rational numbers} can be
implemented in Python. For an example, see the \module{Rat}%
\withsubitem{(demo module)}{\ttindex{Rat}} module, provided as
\file{Demos/classes/Rat.py} in the Python source distribution.
In general, \dfn{mpz}-numbers can be used just like other standard
Python numbers, e.g.\ you can use the built-in operators like \code{+},
Python numbers, e.g., you can use the built-in operators like \code{+},
\code{*}, etc., as well as the standard built-in functions like
\function{abs()}, \function{int()}, \ldots, \function{divmod()},
\function{pow()}. \strong{Please note:} the \emph{bitwise-xor}