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[3.14] gh-122450: Indicate that Fraction denominators are always positive (GH-136789) #136792

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions Doc/library/fractions.rst
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Expand Up @@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ another rational number, or from a string.

The first version requires that *numerator* and *denominator* are instances
of :class:`numbers.Rational` and returns a new :class:`Fraction` instance
with value ``numerator/denominator``. If *denominator* is ``0``, it
raises a :exc:`ZeroDivisionError`.
with value equal to ``numerator/denominator`` where the denominator is positive.
If *denominator* is ``0``, it raises a :exc:`ZeroDivisionError`.

The second version requires that *number* is an instance of
:class:`numbers.Rational` or has the :meth:`!as_integer_ratio` method
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