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_format in astanin/python-tabulate

The author described this change as “fix #176 - implement Decimal fixed-point support”. It counts as a record because the check below fails on the code as it stood at 8f3208666 and passes on 5373ebfa9, with nothing else changed between the two runs.

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Fix saved2026-03-05

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Format a value according to its deduced type. Empty values are deemed valid for any type. Unicode is supported:

The change

47	47		else:
48	48		if isinstance(val, str) and "," in val:
49	49		val = val.replace(",", "") # handle thousands-separators
	50	+	if isinstance(val, Decimal):
	51	+	return format(val, floatfmt)
50	52		try:
51	53		return format(float(val), floatfmt)
52	54		except (ValueError, TypeError):

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fail→pass·test/test_output.py::test_floatfmt_decimal

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The fix5373ebfa9568db65cf6b9a4edfe22662d028ef12

The code before it8f32086665760bcb2bd729623dc58a8da259a68b

Broken version dated2026-03-05

Moduletabulate.__init__

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Checked2026-08-18 by goldset/0.1

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The change

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