[Python-Dev] string to float containing whitespace

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    Amaury> You are maybe referring to the Decimal constructor:
    Amaury>    decimal.Decimal(" 123")
    Amaury> fails with 2.5, but works with 2.6. (issue 1780)

Highly unlikely, since my recollection is from way back in the early days.
Also, I have yet to actually use the decimal module. :-/

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