PYTHON bcadd

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Python replacement for PHP's bcadd [ edit | history ]

In python, the plus sign is the addition operator. The scale thing is not handled.
As per example:

print 1.234 + 5

If you want to take strings, like bcadd() in PHP:

print float('1.234') + int('5')

PHP bcadd

PHP original manual for bcadd [ show | php.net ]

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

bcadd — Add two arbitrary precision numbers

string bcadd ( string $left_operand , string $right_operand [, int $scale ] )

Sums left_operand and right_operand .

left_operand: The left operand, as a string.
right_operand: The right operand, as a string.
scale: This optional parameter is used to set the number of digits after the decimal place in the result. You can also set the global default scale for all functions by using bcscale().

The sum of the two operands, as a string.

Example #1 bcadd() example


<?php

$a = '1.234';
$b = '5';

echo bcadd($a, $b);     // 6
echo bcadd($a, $b, 4);  // 6.2340

?>