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Since there are only 256 values in float8 (whichever flavor), we can utilize a technique similar to the SBox in AES: pre-calculate the mapping for conversion and look it up when performing conversions.
As this project is for python, and (perhaps?) float8.h won't directly used by users, and if the user need to use float8.h, they might want more control(e.g. debug), so I implement the lookup table in
FloatPyCast
function.Ref. #150