[Python-Dev] Py2.5 issue: decimal context manager misimplemented, misdesigned, and misdocumented

[Raymond Hettinger]

Raymond Hettinger wrote:

>I would like to see the changes to the decimal module reverted for the 
>Py2.5 release.
>
>Currently, the code in the decimal module implements the context manager 
>as a separate class instead of incorporating it directly in 
>decimal.Context. 
>  
>

That should read "... as a separate class instantiated by a brand-new 
Context method instead of implementing it as a module level function as 
shown in section 9 of PEP343".

The API in PEP343 is much cleaner.  Also, it doesn't have the copy vs 
reference bug.



Raymond