[Python-Dev] Decimal data type issues

[Aahz]

On Thu, Apr 15, 2004, Batista, Facundo wrote:
>
> Remember that you have one context per thread.  All the decimal
> instances in a thread share the same context.  This was specified by
> Aahz, the list agreed, and get into the PEP. Do you want to change it?

Correction for precision: all Decimal operations in a thread use the
same context until the context is changed.  Threads inherit context from
their starting thread (I think).
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