decimal C module's exceptions don't match the Python version

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assignee = 'https://github.com/skrah'
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2016-01-26.17:46:59.500>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library']
title = "decimal C module's exceptions don't match the Python version"
updated_at = <Date 2022-03-02.23:45:33.796>
user = 'https://github.com/encukou'

activity = <Date 2022-03-02.23:45:33.796>
actor = 'const'
assignee = 'skrah'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2016-01-26.17:46:59.500>
creator = 'petr.viktorin'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 26208
keywords = []
message_count = 7.0
messages = ['258965', '258970', '258972', '324666', '324673', '324696', '414392']
nosy_count = 7.0
nosy_names = ['rhettinger', 'mark.dickinson', 'ced', 'petr.viktorin', 'skrah', 'pekka.klarck', 'const']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue26208'
versions = ['Python 3.6']

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