[issue2531] float compared to decimal is silently incorrect.

[Jeremy Dunck]

New submission from Jeremy Dunck <jdunck at users.sourceforge.net>:

Within python 2.5.2:

>>> from decimal import Decimal
>>> x = 3.0
>>> y = Decimal('0.25')
>>> x > y
False (expected error, as in 2.4, or True)

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components: Library (Lib)
messages: 64827
nosy: jdunck
severity: normal
status: open
title: float compared to decimal is silently incorrect.
versions: Python 2.5

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