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  r79699 | mark.dickinson | 2010-04-03 16:47:46 +0100 (Sat, 03 Apr 2010) | 1 line

  Add Misc/NEWS entry for r79609.
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Misc/NEWS

@@ -301,6 +301,12 @@ C-API
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+- Issue #8257: The Decimal construct now accepts a float instance
+  directly, converting that float to a Decimal of equal value:
+
+     >>> Decimal(1.1)
+     Decimal('1.100000000000000088817841970012523233890533447265625')
+
 - Issue #8294: The Fraction constructor now accepts Decimal and float
   instances directly.