[New-bugs-announce] [issue26975] Decimal.from_float works incorrectly for non-binary floats

[Serhiy Storchaka]

New submission from Serhiy Storchaka:

Decimal.from_float() works correctly only if the denominator of as_integer_ratio() of argument is the power of two. Example:

>>> from decimal import Decimal
>>> class DecimalFloat(float):
...     def as_integer_ratio(self):
...         return Decimal(str(self)).as_integer_ratio()
...     def __abs__(self):
...         return self
... 
>>> DecimalFloat(1.2).as_integer_ratio()
(6, 5)
>>> Decimal.from_float(DecimalFloat(1.2))
Decimal('1.50')

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components: Extension Modules, Library (Lib)
messages: 265116
nosy: facundobatista, mark.dickinson, rhettinger, serhiy.storchaka, skrah
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Decimal.from_float works incorrectly for non-binary floats
type: behavior
versions: Python 2.7, Python 3.5, Python 3.6

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