[Python-Dev] Strategy for converting the decimal module to C

[Aahz]

On Tue, Jul 18, 2006, Raymond Hettinger wrote:
>
> P.S.  The dictionary approach to context objects should likely be
> abandoned for the C version.  If the API has to change a bit, then so
> be it.

Why do you say that?  The rest I agree with; seems to me that making a
small wrapper for dict access works well, too.
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