Issue #25928: Add Decimal.as_integer_ratio(). Python parts and docs by

Mark Dickinson.

Lib/_pydecimal.py

@@ -1010,6 +1010,58 @@ class Decimal(object):
         """
         return DecimalTuple(self._sign, tuple(map(int, self._int)), self._exp)
 
+    def as_integer_ratio(self):
+        """Express a finite Decimal instance in the form n / d.
+
+        Returns a pair (n, d) of integers.  When called on an infinity
+        or NaN, raises OverflowError or ValueError respectively.
+
+        >>> Decimal('3.14').as_integer_ratio()
+        (157, 50)
+        >>> Decimal('-123e5').as_integer_ratio()
+        (-12300000, 1)
+        >>> Decimal('0.00').as_integer_ratio()
+        (0, 1)
+
+        """
+        if self._is_special:
+            if self.is_nan():
+                raise ValueError("Cannot pass NaN "
+                                 "to decimal.as_integer_ratio.")
+            else:
+                raise OverflowError("Cannot pass infinity "
+                                    "to decimal.as_integer_ratio.")
+
+        if not self:
+            return 0, 1
+
+        # Find n, d in lowest terms such that abs(self) == n / d;
+        # we'll deal with the sign later.
+        n = int(self._int)
+        if self._exp >= 0:
+            # self is an integer.
+            n, d = n * 10**self._exp, 1
+        else:
+            # Find d2, d5 such that abs(self) = n / (2**d2 * 5**d5).
+            d5 = -self._exp
+            while d5 > 0 and n % 5 == 0:
+                n //= 5
+                d5 -= 1
+
+            # (n & -n).bit_length() - 1 counts trailing zeros in binary
+            # representation of n (provided n is nonzero).
+            d2 = -self._exp
+            shift2 = min((n & -n).bit_length() - 1, d2)
+            if shift2:
+                n >>= shift2
+                d2 -= shift2
+
+            d = 5**d5 << d2
+
+        if self._sign:
+            n = -n
+        return n, d
+
     def __repr__(self):
         """Represents the number as an instance of Decimal."""
         # Invariant:  eval(repr(d)) == d