[Python-Dev] Adventures with Decimal

[Nick Coghlan]

Raymond Hettinger wrote:
> Be careful with this proposed change.  It is a can of worms.
> Better yet, don't do it.  We already have a context aware
> constructor method if that is what you really want.

And don't forgot that 'context-aware-construction' can also be written:

   val = +Decimal(string_repr)

Cheers,
Nick.

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