[Python-checkins] r61123 - in python/trunk: Lib/decimal.py Lib/test/test_decimal.py Misc/NEWS

[Mark Dickinson]

Raymond Hettinger <python <at> rcn.com> writes:

> 
> Wow, the decimal module has grown to 5500 lines.
> 
> Raymond
> 

It would be really great if the code for parsing the
format specifier and padding and aligning the
formatted value could be put elsewhere in the
std. lib.;  it's really not decimal specific, and
it could be potentially useful to other modules.

Any suggestions for places to move it to?

Mark