PYTHON bcmul

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

In python, the asterisk is the multiplication operator.
As per example:

import decimal
print(decimal.Decimal('1.34747474747') * decimal.Decimal('35'))

PHP bcmul

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

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

bcmul — Multiply two arbitrary precision number

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

Multiply the left_operand by the 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().

Returns the result as a string.

Example #1 bcmul() example


<?php
echo bcmul('1.34747474747', '35', 3); // 47.161
echo bcmul('2', '4'); // 8
?>