Class Number

Lib/numbers.py:37–46

All numbers inherit from this class. If you just want to check if an argument x is a number, without caring what kind, use isinstance(x, Number).

__all__ = ["Number", "Complex", "Real", "Rational", "Integral"]

class Number(metaclass=ABCMeta):
    """All numbers inherit from this class.

    If you just want to check if an argument x is a number, without
    caring what kind, use isinstance(x, Number).
    """
    __slots__ = ()

    # Concrete numeric types must provide their own hash implementation
    __hash__ = None


## Notes on Decimal