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[Json] on serialization of signed zero

Sonny Piers <sonny@fastmail.net> Sun, 05 July 2015 17:45 UTC

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Subject: [Json] on serialization of signed zero
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Hello,

Signed zeros are included in the IEEE floating point standard.
 From my understanding RFC 7159 doesn't forbid them.
But both python and ECMAScript serialize signed zeros (-0) into "0".

I wonder what would be the correct way of serializing them.

Thanks.

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