address review: document _have_ieee_doubles + a quick exit

04356f78dd90fc137b2b6ad01fb2e760e67b2121
commit 04356f78dd90fc137b2b6ad01fb2e760e67b2121
diff --git a/Lib/test/support/__init__.py b/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
@@ -518,7 +518,11 @@ def dec(*args, **kwargs):
 # for a discussion of this number.
 SOCK_MAX_SIZE = 16 * 1024 * 1024 + 1
 
+# This helper exists for alternative Python implementations, that use
+# the CPython test suite.
 def _have_ieee_doubles():
+    if sys.implementation.name == 'cpython':
+        return True
     import math
     import struct
     # Check parameters for encoding of floats; a quick exit