From 1dabdb25f83d55737c2154b63bc463240fd7bc03 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark Dickinson <dickinsm@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 17:16:13 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Make the Rational constructor accept '3.' and '.2' as well as
 '3.2'.

---
 Lib/rational.py           | 15 ++++++++++++---
 Lib/test/test_rational.py |  6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Lib/rational.py b/Lib/rational.py
index bc2259bb543..c76cba3d074 100755
--- a/Lib/rational.py
+++ b/Lib/rational.py
@@ -25,9 +25,18 @@ def gcd(a, b):
     return a
 
 
-_RATIONAL_FORMAT = re.compile(
-    r'^\s*(?P<sign>[-+]?)(?P<num>\d+)'
-    r'(?:/(?P<denom>\d+)|\.(?P<decimal>\d+))?\s*$')
+_RATIONAL_FORMAT = re.compile(r"""
+    \A\s*                      # optional whitespace at the start, then
+    (?P<sign>[-+]?)            # an optional sign, then
+    (?=\d|\.\d)                # lookahead for digit or .digit
+    (?P<num>\d*)               # numerator (possibly empty)
+    (?:                        # followed by an optional
+       /(?P<denom>\d+)         # / and denominator
+    |                          # or
+       \.(?P<decimal>\d*)      # decimal point and fractional part
+    )?
+    \s*\Z                      # and optional whitespace to finish
+""", re.VERBOSE)
 
 
 class Rational(RationalAbc):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_rational.py b/Lib/test/test_rational.py
index 1c378742a56..5679c5a1b2d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_rational.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_rational.py
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ class RationalTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEquals((16, 5), _components(R(" 3.2 ")))
         self.assertEquals((-16, 5), _components(R(u" -3.2 ")))
+        self.assertEquals((-3, 1), _components(R(u" -3. ")))
+        self.assertEquals((3, 5), _components(R(u" .6 ")))
 
 
         self.assertRaisesMessage(
@@ -113,6 +115,10 @@ class RationalTest(unittest.TestCase):
             # Don't accept combinations of decimals and rationals.
             ValueError, "Invalid literal for Rational: 3.2/7",
             R, "3.2/7")
+        self.assertRaisesMessage(
+            # Allow 3. and .3, but not .
+            ValueError, "Invalid literal for Rational: .",
+            R, ".")
 
     def testImmutable(self):
         r = R(7, 3)