[3.8] Revert bpo-39576: Prevent memory error for overly optimistic precisions (GH-20747)

This reverts commit b6271025c640c228505dc9f194362a0c2ab81c61.

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 35 deletions

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_decimal.py b/Lib/test/test_decimal.py
index 0e9cd30..1f37b53 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_decimal.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_decimal.py
@@ -5476,41 +5476,6 @@ class CWhitebox(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(Decimal.from_float(cls(101.1)),
                              Decimal.from_float(101.1))
 
-    def test_maxcontext_exact_arith(self):
-
-        # Make sure that exact operations do not raise MemoryError due
-        # to huge intermediate values when the context precision is very
-        # large.
-
-        # The following functions fill the available precision and are
-        # therefore not suitable for large precisions (by design of the
-        # specification).
-        MaxContextSkip = ['logical_invert', 'next_minus', 'next_plus',
-                          'logical_and', 'logical_or', 'logical_xor',
-                          'next_toward', 'rotate', 'shift']
-
-        Decimal = C.Decimal
-        Context = C.Context
-        localcontext = C.localcontext
-
-        # Here only some functions that are likely candidates for triggering a
-        # MemoryError are tested.  deccheck.py has an exhaustive test.
-        maxcontext = Context(prec=C.MAX_PREC, Emin=C.MIN_EMIN, Emax=C.MAX_EMAX)
-        with localcontext(maxcontext):
-            self.assertEqual(Decimal(0).exp(), 1)
-            self.assertEqual(Decimal(1).ln(), 0)
-            self.assertEqual(Decimal(1).log10(), 0)
-            self.assertEqual(Decimal(10**2).log10(), 2)
-            self.assertEqual(Decimal(10**223).log10(), 223)
-            self.assertEqual(Decimal(10**19).logb(), 19)
-            self.assertEqual(Decimal(4).sqrt(), 2)
-            self.assertEqual(Decimal("40E9").sqrt(), Decimal('2.0E+5'))
-            self.assertEqual(divmod(Decimal(10), 3), (3, 1))
-            self.assertEqual(Decimal(10) // 3, 3)
-            self.assertEqual(Decimal(4) / 2, 2)
-            self.assertEqual(Decimal(400) ** -1, Decimal('0.0025'))
-
-
 @requires_docstrings
 @unittest.skipUnless(C, "test requires C version")
 class SignatureTest(unittest.TestCase):