Only READ support for Decimal in json

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assignee = 'https://github.com/etrepum'
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2014-12-27.17:10:51.397>
labels = ['extension-modules', 'type-bug']
title = 'Only READ support for Decimal in json'
updated_at = <Date 2015-07-21.07:40:49.271>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/andersrundgrennetgmailcom'

activity = <Date 2015-07-21.07:40:49.271>
actor = 'ethan.furman'
assignee = 'bob.ippolito'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Extension Modules']
creation = <Date 2014-12-27.17:10:51.397>
creator = 'anders.rundgren.net@gmail.com'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 23123
keywords = []
message_count = 24.0
messages = ['233139', '233156', '233157', '233159', '233160', '233161', '233162', '233163', '233165', '233166', '233168', '233169', '233170', '233175', '233183', '233184', '233187', '233188', '233191', '233193', '233195', '233198', '233199', '233238']
nosy_count = 8.0
nosy_names = ['barry', 'rhettinger', 'bob.ippolito', 'mark.dickinson', 'ncoghlan', 'pitrou', 'eli.bendersky', 'anders.rundgren.net@gmail.com']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue23123'
versions = ['Python 2.7', 'Python 3.4', 'Python 3.5']

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