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@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ Decimal objects
*value* can be an integer, string, tuple, :class:`float`, or another :class:`Decimal`
object. If no *value* is given, returns ``Decimal('0')``. If *value* is a
string, it should conform to the decimal numeric string syntax after leading
- and trailing whitespace characters are removed::
+ and trailing whitespace characters, as well as underscores throughout, are removed::
sign ::= '+' | '-'
digit ::= '0' | '1' | '2' | '3' | '4' | '5' | '6' | '7' | '8' | '9'
@@ -394,6 +394,10 @@ Decimal objects
:class:`float` arguments raise an exception if the :exc:`FloatOperation`
trap is set. By default the trap is off.
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.6
+ Underscores are allowed for grouping, as with integral and floating-point
+ literals in code.
+
Decimal floating point objects share many properties with the other built-in
numeric types such as :class:`float` and :class:`int`. All of the usual math
operations and special methods apply. Likewise, decimal objects can be
@@ -447,6 +451,19 @@ Decimal objects
``Decimal('321e+5').adjusted()`` returns seven. Used for determining the
position of the most significant digit with respect to the decimal point.
+ .. method:: as_integer_ratio()
+
+ Return a pair ``(n, d)`` of integers that represent the given
+ :class:`Decimal` instance as a fraction, in lowest terms and
+ with a positive denominator::
+
+ >>> Decimal('-3.14').as_integer_ratio()
+ (-157, 50)
+
+ The conversion is exact. Raise OverflowError on infinities and ValueError
+ on NaNs.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.6
.. method:: as_tuple()
@@ -1062,8 +1079,8 @@ In addition to the three supplied contexts, new contexts can be created with the
Decimal('4.44')
This method implements the to-number operation of the IBM specification.
- If the argument is a string, no leading or trailing whitespace is
- permitted.
+ If the argument is a string, no leading or trailing whitespace or
+ underscores are permitted.
.. method:: create_decimal_from_float(f)