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Improve documentation note about Python 2.3 and cdecimal.
Explain exactly what fails (ie, function arguments of type numeric) if you don't have it.
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installation with the header files and
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the <application>distutils</application> module. The minimum
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required version is <productname>Python</productname> 2.3.
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For full functionality, a 2.3.x installation must include the
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separately-available <filename>cdecimal</> module; in particular
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the <application>PL/Python</> regression tests will not pass if that
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is missing.
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(To work with function arguments of type <type>numeric</>, a 2.3.x
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installation must include the separately-available <filename>cdecimal</>
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module; note the <application>PL/Python</> regression tests
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will not pass if that is missing.)
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<productname>Python 3</productname> is supported if it's
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version 3.1 or later; but see
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<![%standalone-include[the <application>PL/Python</> documentation]]>

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