This is python's philosophy. However the ambiguity is due to different representation in other known fields, namely engineering and mathematics. PS - I agree,

This is python's philosophy. However the ambiguity is due to different representation in other known fields, namely engineering and mathematics. PS - I agree, (and upvoted) to your comment. I like this approach http://bugs.python.org/issue10562#msg123135 http://bugs.python.org/issue10562#msg123135