This issue is used to track the PRs split fromgh-103092. Isolate the_decimal extension module by:

• Establish a global module state and convert static types to heap types
• Move other global static variables to the global module state(possibly multiple PRs)
  • DecimalException
  • basic_context_template
  • tls_context_key
  • cached_context
  • current_context_var
  • default_context_template
  • extended_context_template
  • round_map
  • Rational
  • SignalTuple
  • External C-API functions
• Convert the global module state to true module state
  • signal_map
  • cond_map
  • convert global state to module state

See original issueIsolate Stdlib Extension Modules andPEP-687 for details.

Linked PRs

• gh-106078: Convert_decimal types to heap types #106079
• gh-106078: MoveDecimalException to global state #106301
• gh-106078: Movecontext template to decimal module global state #106346
• gh-106078: Move static objects related toCONTEXTVAR to the decimal module global state #106395
• gh-106078: Move static variables initialized once to decimal module global state #106475
• gh-106078: Move external C-API functions to decimal module global state #106616
• gh-106078: Prepare to isolate decimal module #106880
• gh-106078: Isolate decimal module #107287
• gh-106078: Suppress the warning caused by multi-phase initialization ofdecimal #107524