Glossary term
What is Decimal?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Decimal" means: A Python number type that holds decimal amounts exactly, which makes it the right choice for money. It is taught in Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring Work. Related terms include CSV, Reject list, Fingerprint (hash) and Formula. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Decimal?
A Python number type that holds decimal amounts exactly, which makes it the right choice for money.
Where is Decimal taught?
Decimal is defined in Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring Work.
Which lessons cover Decimal?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring Work, lesson 3.2: Clean Messy Cells Without Losing Data
- Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring Work, lesson 3.3: Group and Total: A Weekly Summary
Which terms are related to Decimal?
Next to Decimal in the course glossaries: CSV, Reject list, Fingerprint (hash), Formula, Regular expression (regex), Template, Relative path and Attachment.
CSVReject listFingerprint (hash)FormulaRegular expression (regex)TemplateRelative pathAttachment
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Decimal?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring Work: Basic Python: variables, if statements, for loops, lists, dictionaries, f-strings and small functions. Lesson 3 of module 1 has a five-minute check.