(self, a)
return a.next_minus(context=self)
Returns the largest representable number smaller than a.

        >>> c = ExtendedContext.copy()
        >>> c.Emin = -999
        >>> c.Emax = 999
        >>> ExtendedContext.next_minus(Decimal('1'))
        Decimal('0.999999999')
        >>> c.next_minus(Decimal('1E-1007'))
        Decimal('0E-1007')
        >>> ExtendedContext.next_minus(Decimal('-1.00000003'))
        Decimal('-1.00000004')
        >>> c.next_minus(Decimal('Infinity'))
        Decimal('9.99999999E+999')
        >>> c.next_minus(1)
        Decimal('0.999999999')
Returns the largest representable number smaller than a.
Returns the largest representable number smaller than a .
def next_minus(self, a):
        """Returns the largest representable number smaller than a.

        >>> c = ExtendedContext.copy()
        >>> c.Emin = -999
        >>> c.Emax = 999
        >>> ExtendedContext.next_minus(Decimal('1'))
        Decimal('0.999999999')
        >>> c.next_minus(Decimal('1E-1007'))
        Decimal('0E-1007')
        >>> ExtendedContext.next_minus(Decimal('-1.00000003'))
        Decimal('-1.00000004')
        >>> c.next_minus(Decimal('Infinity'))
        Decimal('9.99999999E+999')
        >>> c.next_minus(1)
        Decimal('0.999999999')
        """
        a = _convert_other(a, raiseit=True)
        return a.next_minus(context=self)
def next_minus ( self , a ) : a = _convert_other ( a , raiseit = True ) return a . next_minus ( context = self )