[issue12580] Documentation error in Decimal module

[Raymond Hettinger]

Raymond Hettinger <raymond.hettinger at gmail.com> added the comment:

The example is correct and runs as expected:

>>> Decimal(3.14)
Decimal('3.140000000000000124344978758017532527446746826171875')

Per the Whatsnew3.2 document:
'''
The decimal.Decimal constructor now accepts float objects directly so there in no longer a need to use the from_float() method (issue 8257).
'''

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