Python | Decimal copy_sign() method
Last Updated :
11 Oct, 2019
Decimal#copy_sign() : copy_sign() is a Decimal class method which returns the copy of the first Decimal value with the sign set to be the same as the sign of the second Decimal value.
Syntax:
Decimal.copy_sign()
Parameter:
Decimal values
Return:
the copy of the first Decimal value with the sign set
to be the same as the sign of the second Decimal value.
Code #1 : Example for copy_sign() method
from decimal import *
a = Decimal( - 1 )
b = Decimal( '0.142857' )
print ( "Decimal value a : " , a)
print ( "Decimal value b : " , b)
print ( "\n\nDecimal a with copy_sign() method : " , a.copy_sign(a))
print ( "Decimal a with copy_sign() method : " , a.copy_sign(b))
print ( "Decimal b with copy_sign() method : " , b.copy_sign(a))
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Output :
Decimal value a : -1
Decimal value b : 0.142857
Decimal a with copy_sign() method : -1
Decimal a with copy_sign() method : 1
Decimal b with copy_sign() method : -0.142857
Code #2 : Example for copy_sign() method
from decimal import *
a = Decimal( '-3.14' )
b = Decimal( '321e + 5' )
print ( "Decimal value a : " , a)
print ( "Decimal value b : " , b)
print ( "\n\nDecimal a with copy_sign() method : " , a.copy_sign(a))
print ( "Decimal a with copy_sign() method : " , a.copy_sign(b))
print ( "Decimal b with copy_sign() method : " , b.copy_sign(a))
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Output :
Decimal value a : -3.14
Decimal value b : 3.21E+7
Decimal a with copy_sign() method : -3.14
Decimal a with copy_sign() method : 3.14
Decimal b with copy_sign() method : -3.21E+7
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