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#3288: Document as_integer_ratio

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@ -449,7 +449,18 @@ Notes:
Additional Methods on Float Additional Methods on Float
--------------------------- ---------------------------
The float type has some additional methods to support conversion to The float type has some additional methods.
.. method:: float.as_integer_ratio()
Return a pair of integers whose ratio is exactly equal to the
original float and with a positive denominator. Raises
:exc:`OverflowError` on infinities and a :exc:`ValueError` on
NaNs.
.. versionadded:: 2.6
Two methods support conversion to
and from hexadecimal strings. Since Python's floats are stored and from hexadecimal strings. Since Python's floats are stored
internally as binary numbers, converting a float to or from a internally as binary numbers, converting a float to or from a
*decimal* string usually involves a small rounding error. In *decimal* string usually involves a small rounding error. In