> I noticed when trying out Python's 2.6b2 release that the repr of
> Decimal has changed since 2.5. On 2.5:
>
> Python 2.5.1 (r251:54863, Mar 7 2008, 04:10:12)
> [GCC 4.1.3 20070929 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.2-16ubuntu2)] on linux2
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

>>>> import decimal
>>>> decimal.Decimal(7)

> Decimal("7")

>>>>

>
> double quotes were used whereas on 2.6b2:
>
> Python 2.6b2 (r26b2:65082, Jul 18 2008, 13:36:54)
> [GCC 4.1.3 20070929 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.2-16ubuntu2)] on linux2
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

>>>> import decimal
>>>> decimal.Decimal(7)

> Decimal('7') ...

> I have two versions of a script on my machine. One version is for new
> development and the other version is a production version. This script
> imports a module from a different directory, and this module again has two
> versions (a development version and a production version). What I want is
> for the development script to import the development module, and the
> production script to import the production module, without making any
> changes to the code in the script.
>
> For example, suppose the development script is in ~/dev/rss.py, and the
> production script is in ~/prod/rss.py. I want the dev version to import
> /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/lib_dev/parse.py, and the prod version to
> import usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/lib_prod/parse.py.
>
> My first instinct was to place a .pth file in ~/dev that points to
> /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/lib_dev, and a .pth file in ~/prod that
> points to /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/lib_prod, but it seems that
> site.py doesn't look at .pth files in the current working directory. My
> next attempt was to create a symbolic link in ~/dev called parse.py,
> pointing to /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/lib_dev/parse.py, and a ...

> def control(i, j):
> print i,j
> if not (i < 5 or j < 10):

> return
> else:
> control(some_increment_function(i), other_increment_function(j))