[issue15783] decimal.localcontext(None) fails when using the C accelerator module

[Stefan Krah]

Stefan Krah added the comment:

OK, but for example:

Help on function __truediv__ in module decimal:

__truediv__(self, other, context=None)
    Return self / other.

Here I think it's undisputed that a C version should not cram a context
argument into a number method. There are many functions in decimal where
some arguments are just implementation details, or worse, leftovers
(see #10650).

So I simply don't know if localcontext(None) was intended or (once)
an implementation detail.

localcontext(None) by itself looks kind of awkward to me. The only valid
use case I can see is indeed the one from #15136.

I don't particularly mind either way for localcontext(), but in more
speed sensitive areas I would care.

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