Incorrect Decimal-Float behaviour in comparison tests

[Cassiano, Marco]

I have difficulties with a weird Python 2.4.2 behaviour in comparing Decimal to Floats.

For Example :


>>> from decimal import Decimal
>>> a=Decimal('3.7')
>>> b=6.3

>>> if a > b :print a,b,'a is greater than b - NOT TRUE!!!!'
... else: print a,b,'b is greater than a - CORRECT'
... 


3.7 6.3 a is greater than b - NOT TRUE!!!!


Have you ever encountered this behaviour ? It seems a bug to me...
Do you konw if there is any patch available for this?

Thank you very much
 

Marco Cassiano 
  
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