Remove or enable unconditionally EXTRA_FUNCTIONALITY stuff from the _decimal module
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Description
Bug report
Bug description:
I suspect this define was added to make some staging area for new functionality. Though, it has no pure-Python alternative, not tested by CI or build bots, has regressions (latest: https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/152870).
We should either remove this or include unconditionally, with appropriate support from _pydecimal.py.
CPython versions tested on:
CPython main branch
Operating systems tested on:
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by comparing the EXTRA_FUNCTIONALITY handling in the _decimal module with the corresponding support in _pydecimal.py. Review regression issue 152870 and the current CI or build-bot coverage. Done means either removing the staging functionality or enabling it unconditionally, with the pure-Python implementation and regressions covered appropriately.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100