Package flumotion :: Package common :: Module fraction

Module fraction

convert to and from fractions

Version: $Rev: 7739 $

Functions

gcd(a, b)
Returns the greatest common divisor of two integers.

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a two sized tuple with 2 integers

fractionFromValue(value)
Converts a value to a fraction

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float

fractionAsFloat(value)
Converts a fraction to a float

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string

fractionAsString(value)
Converts a fraction to a string

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Variables

__package__ = None
hash(x)

Function Details

Returns the greatest common divisor of two integers.

Parameters:

Converts a value to a fraction

Parameters:

value (one of
- string, unicode
- number, eg int/float/long
- two sized tuple
) - the value to convert to a tuple

Returns: a two sized tuple with 2 integers

the fraction

Converts a fraction to a float

Parameters:

value (a two sized tuple with 2 integers) - the value to convert to a tuple, can be one of:

Returns: float

fraction representation in float

Converts a fraction to a string

Parameters:

value (a two sized tuple with 2 integers) - the value to convert to a tuple, can be one of:

Returns: string

fraction representation as a string