PYTHON bcsub

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

In python, the minus sign is the subtraction operator.
As per example:

print 1.234 - 5

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

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

PHP bcsub

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

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

bcsub — Subtract one arbitrary precision number from another

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

Subtracts the right_operand from the left_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 result of the subtraction, as a string.

Example #1 bcsub() example


<?php

$a = '1.234';
$b = '5';

echo bcsub($a, $b);     // -3
echo bcsub($a, $b, 4);  // -3.7660

?>