[Python-Dev] PEP 327: Decimal Data Type

[Tim Peters]

[Greg Ewing]
> That suggests there shouldn't be a single context object,
> but two separate objects, one for modes and one for exception
> flags. The modes object could then be saved and restored
> without affecting the flags.

Possibly.  I'm more interested to see us adhere as closely as possible to
the relevant standards at the start; there's plenty to be done without
piling on speculative "convenience features":

    http://www2.hursley.ibm.com/decimal/