On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 8:44 PM, Guido van Rossum <gu...@python.org> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Raymond Hettinger > <raymond.hettin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> While we're on the topic, I think you should consider allowing the Fraction() >> constructor to accept a decimal input. >> >> This corresponds to common schoolbook problems and simple client requests: >> "Express 3.5 as a fraction". >> >> >>> Fraction(Decimal('3.5')) >> Fraction(7, 2) > > There is already a Fraction.from_decimal() class method.
So there is; I'd failed to notice that! So decimal -> fraction conversion is implemented twice in the Fractions module---once in __new__ and once in from_decimal. Hmm. Mark _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com