mention from_float() in error message

a617e208 · Benjamin Peterson · a43f34cc · a617e208
Commit a617e208 authored Jan 25, 2010 by Benjamin Peterson
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--- a/Lib/decimal.py
+++ b/Lib/decimal.py
@@ -648,8 +648,8 @@ class Decimal(object):
            return self
        if isinstance(value, float):
-            raise TypeError("Cannot convert float to Decimal.  " +
+            raise TypeError("Cannot convert float in Decimal constructor. "
-                            "First convert the float to a string")
+                            "Use from_float class method.")
        raise TypeError("Cannot convert %r to Decimal" % value)