docs: def convert_Decimal(x, encoder):
      """
      Called when an instance of U{decimal.Decimal<http://
      docs.python.org/library/decimal.html#decimal-objects>} is about to be
      encoded to an AMF stream.
  
      @return: If the encoder is in 'strict' mode then C{x} will be converted to
          a float. Otherwise an L{pyamf.EncodeError} with a friendly message is
          raised.
      """
      if encoder.strict is False:
          return float(x)
  
      raise pyamf.EncodeError('Unable to encode decimal.Decimal instances as '
          'there is no way to guarantee exact conversion. Use strict=False to '
          'convert to a float.')