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-rw-r--r--Doc/library/fractions.rst3
-rw-r--r--Lib/fractions.py2
-rw-r--r--Lib/test/test_fractions.py4
-rw-r--r--Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2022-09-01-17-03-04.gh-issue-96432.1EJ1-4.rst2
4 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/library/fractions.rst b/Doc/library/fractions.rst
index 5f0ecf1..3751800 100644
--- a/Doc/library/fractions.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/fractions.rst
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ another rational number, or from a string.
:class:`Fraction` implements ``__int__`` now to satisfy
``typing.SupportsInt`` instance checks.
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.12
+ Space is allowed around the slash for string inputs: `Fraction('2 / 3')`.
+
.. attribute:: numerator
Numerator of the Fraction in lowest term.
diff --git a/Lib/fractions.py b/Lib/fractions.py
index 738a0d4..43b72ae 100644
--- a/Lib/fractions.py
+++ b/Lib/fractions.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ _RATIONAL_FORMAT = re.compile(r"""
(?=\d|\.\d) # lookahead for digit or .digit
(?P<num>\d*|\d+(_\d+)*) # numerator (possibly empty)
(?: # followed by
- (?:/(?P<denom>\d+(_\d+)*))? # an optional denominator
+ (?:\s*/\s*(?P<denom>\d+(_\d+)*))? # an optional denominator
| # or
(?:\.(?P<decimal>d*|\d+(_\d+)*))? # an optional fractional part
(?:E(?P<exp>[-+]?\d+(_\d+)*))? # and optional exponent
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_fractions.py b/Lib/test/test_fractions.py
index fc46e86..7fa9dbe 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_fractions.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_fractions.py
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ class FractionTest(unittest.TestCase):
def testFromString(self):
self.assertEqual((5, 1), _components(F("5")))
self.assertEqual((3, 2), _components(F("3/2")))
+ self.assertEqual((3, 2), _components(F("3 / 2")))
self.assertEqual((3, 2), _components(F(" \n +3/2")))
self.assertEqual((-3, 2), _components(F("-3/2 ")))
self.assertEqual((13, 2), _components(F(" 013/02 \n ")))
@@ -191,9 +192,6 @@ class FractionTest(unittest.TestCase):
ValueError, "Invalid literal for Fraction: '/2'",
F, "/2")
self.assertRaisesMessage(
- ValueError, "Invalid literal for Fraction: '3 /2'",
- F, "3 /2")
- self.assertRaisesMessage(
# Denominators don't need a sign.
ValueError, "Invalid literal for Fraction: '3/+2'",
F, "3/+2")
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2022-09-01-17-03-04.gh-issue-96432.1EJ1-4.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2022-09-01-17-03-04.gh-issue-96432.1EJ1-4.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5858f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2022-09-01-17-03-04.gh-issue-96432.1EJ1-4.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fraction literals now support whitespace around the forward slash,
+`Fraction('2 / 3')`.