From: Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 19:50:11 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: Additional example of using decimal.localcontext().
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Additional example of using decimal.localcontext().
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diff --git a/Doc/library/decimal.rst b/Doc/library/decimal.rst
index f9e70de6a966..a4e177ee0b57 100644
--- a/Doc/library/decimal.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/decimal.rst
@@ -944,6 +944,10 @@ the :func:`localcontext` function to temporarily change the active context.
           s = calculate_something()
       s = +s  # Round the final result back to the default precision
 
+      with localcontext(BasicContext):      # temporarily use the BasicContext
+          print Decimal(1) / Decimal(7)
+          print Decimal(355) / Decimal(113)
+
 New contexts can also be created using the :class:`Context` constructor
 described below. In addition, the module provides three pre-made contexts: