[ python-Bugs-1230553 ] decimal module is no longer 2.3 compatible

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Bugs item #1230553, was opened at 2005-06-30 19:19
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Category: Python Library
Group: Python 2.4
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Mike Orr (hierro)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: decimal module is no longer 2.3 compatible

Initial Comment:
decimal.py is no longer compatible with Python 2.3.


mso at tux ~/src/Python-2.4.1/Lib $ python
'import site' failed; use -v for traceback
Python 2.3.4 (#1, Nov 30 2004, 10:15:28)
[GCC 3.3.4 20040623 (Gentoo Linux 3.3.4-r1,
ssp-3.3.2-2, pie-8.7.6)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for
more information.
>>> import decimal
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
  File "decimal.py", line 137, in ?
    import copy
  File "copy.py", line 65, in ?
    import inspect
  File "inspect.py", line 31, in ?
    import sys, os, types, string, re, dis, imp,
tokenize, linecache
  File "os.py", line 133
    from os.path import (curdir, pardir, sep, pathsep,
defpath, extsep, altsep,
                        ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax


The error is the "()" in the 'from' statement.

The docstring reads:

# This module is currently Py2.3 compatible and should
be kept that way
# unless a major compelling advantage arises.  IOW, 2.3
compatibility is
# strongly preferred, but not guaranteed.

Please remove this paragraph or otherwise correct it. 
Perhaps there should also be a note in Misc/NEWS or
somewhere since the following thread in python-dev
seems to suggest decimal was meant to remain compatible
until 2.5 is released:
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2004-August/048135.html


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