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make it simpler to round fractions (support different rounding modes for division)

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Description

BPO 31978
Nosy @rhettinger, @facundobatista, @mdickinson, @abalkin, @skrah, @serhiy-storchaka, @wm75
Files
  • fractions_divround.patch
  • Note: these values reflect the state of the issue at the time it was migrated and might not reflect the current state.

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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2017-11-08.10:13:02.851>
    labels = ['3.7', 'type-feature', 'library']
    title = 'make it simpler to round fractions'
    updated_at = <Date 2017-11-09.08:45:06.327>
    user = 'https://github.com/wm75'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2017-11-09.08:45:06.327>
    actor = 'wolma'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['Library (Lib)']
    creation = <Date 2017-11-08.10:13:02.851>
    creator = 'wolma'
    dependencies = []
    files = ['47254']
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 31978
    keywords = ['patch']
    message_count = 11.0
    messages = ['305817', '305818', '305843', '305844', '305846', '305851', '305879', '305941', '305942', '305943', '305944']
    nosy_count = 8.0
    nosy_names = ['rhettinger', 'facundobatista', 'mark.dickinson', 'belopolsky', 'stutzbach', 'skrah', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'wolma']
    pr_nums = []
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = None
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'enhancement'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue31978'
    versions = ['Python 3.7']
    

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    3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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    Research direction

    Start by reviewing the linked fractions_divround.patch and the discussion on the migrated issue, then compare the proposal with the current fractions implementation. Done means supporting the requested division rounding modes with a settled API and coverage for the resulting behavior.

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    Assessment

    Tech stack
    python
    Domain
    backend
    Issue type
    Feature
    Difficulty
    4/5
    Estimated time
    3-5 days
    Activity status
    Quiet
    Clarity
    Mostly clear
    Newbie friendliness
    45/100

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