[issue16535] json encoder unable to handle decimal

[Raymond Hettinger]

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

> I wonder if adding something similar to what `simplejson` uses 
> (i.e. explicitly specifying in `json.dump(s)` how to
> serialize `decimal.Decimal`) could be acceptable.

+1 for this approach.  For financial applications, we need the recommended solution to be simple.

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nosy: +bob.ippolito
versions: +Python 3.10 -Python 3.5

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