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Postgres Money Type

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Description

I have a sqlalchemy class with a postgres money field
`budget = db.Column(sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql.MONEY)`

I'm using the SQLAlchemyAutoSchema to dump a record of containing this, but it is failing with the error
`decimal.InvalidOperation: []`

I'm using marshmallow-sqlalchemy 0.23.1 and SQLAlchemy 1.3.15, and as far as I understand it, the MONEY type was added https://github.com/marshmallow-code/marshmallow-sqlalchemy/pull/218

My completely uneducated guess is that the SQLA_TYPE_MAPPING is just trying to interpret the value as a decimal? However, the value in the query result object is a string, including the currency symbol. e.g. '$800.00'

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the SQLAlchemyAutoSchema dump with a PostgreSQL MONEY value such as '$800.00', then inspect the SQLA_TYPE_MAPPING path mentioned in the report. Confirm how the returned currency string is converted and define done as successfully serializing the record without decimal.InvalidOperation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
postgresql, python, sqlalchemy
Domain
backend-api-design, databases
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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